April 15, 2026 08:29 am (IST)
Godhra train burning: Key accused arrested
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): After 14 years, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested a man who is alleged to be the key conspirator of the Godhra train burning case , reports said.
The arrested person has been identified as Farooq Mohammad Bhana.
He has been absconding since 2002.
He has been absconding since 2002.
The infamous Gujarat riots of 2002 left hundreds of Muslims dead, injured and tortured and came as a blot in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule in the state.
The riots followed an incident of train burning in Godhra in which Hindus returning from Ayodhya were killed by a Muslim mob.
Around 1,000 supporters of prime accused Maulvi Umarjihad attacked the coach at the Godhra station and torched it killing 59 people and injuring many.
The riots followed an incident of train burning in Godhra in which Hindus returning from Ayodhya were killed by a Muslim mob.
Around 1,000 supporters of prime accused Maulvi Umarjihad attacked the coach at the Godhra station and torched it killing 59 people and injuring many.
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