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A court here has sentenced to life imprisonment an accused in the case of Godhra train carnage in 2002 in which 59 “karsevaks” were killed, which later triggered the worst riots in the history of Gujarat.

A court here has sentenced to life imprisonment an accused in the case of Godhra train carnage in 2002 in which 59 'karsevaks' were killed, which had triggered worst riots in the history of Gujarat

A court in Godhra has sentenced to life imprisonment an accused in the case of Godhra train carnage in 2002 in which 59 'karsevaks' were killed, which had triggered worst riots in the history of Gujarat.

A court here has sentenced to life imprisonment an accused in the case of Godhra train carnage in 2002 in which 59 ‘karsevaks’ were killed, which had triggered worst riots in the history of Gujarat.

Bhatuk is the 35th accused to be held guilty by the court in the case so far, special public prosecutor RC Kodekar said. The judge wished not to be named, he said.

The accused Rafik Bhatuk who was arrested in February 2021 in connection to the Godhra train carnage case in 2002 was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Gujarat.

File photo VADODARA: Rafik Bhatuk, a prime accused in the 2002 Godhra Sabarmati Express carnage case was held by the Godhra police on Friday. Bhatuk was nabbed from Godhra itself where he had returned after staying outside the state for quite some time. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Panchmahal police and Godhra town police raided a house in the Signal Falia locality in the town and nabbed Bhatuk. He used to sell fruits to earn a living. Bhatuk along with other prime accused was ac...