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	The Hindu : Godhra, a year later
		But in Godhra, Hindus and Muslims who have been in the forefront of peace and communal harmony efforts over the last one year — ironically, Maulana Umerji was foremost among them — do not want to risk being branded by probing too much.
		As for Godhra's larger Muslim community, the arrest of the man who had kept them in check over the last 12 months, conveyed their grievances to the highest authorities, including the Prime Minister, and controlled relief efforts in the town, has crushed them.
		Before her promotion in August, Jayanthi Ravi, had given the peace and communal harmony initiative in Godhra and the surrounding villages a momentum, which enabled it to be carried forward by citizens even after she left the town.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2003/03/01/stories/2003030101081000.htm (1243 words)

	Godhra questions
		Godhra seems an unlikely birthplace for a plot to attack the Hindu Right, but the town has in the recent past seen aggressive mobilisation by Islamist groups.
		Older Muslim leaders in Godhra owe allegiance to Ahl-e-Jamaat wal'Sunnat, an organisation born of the Hanafi-Barelvi school of theology which accepts syncretic practices such as the veneration of saints and worship at their shrines.
		Godhra, perhaps significantly, also has had a strong tradition of organised crime and is one of the major centres in western India for the sale of steel pipes and wire stolen from railway depots.
	www.hinduonnet.com /fline/fl1906/19060120.htm (2017 words)

	[Alternatives] : Playing on fear, from Godhra to Guantanamo
		In the immediate aftermath of Godhra, the `terrorist’ tag was used to create a siege mentality amongst the Hindus of Gujarat and India and help legitimise the genocidal violence unleashed.
		The police, however, correctly assumed the charge of `terrorism’ to be largely driven by political imperatives and did not bother to refer to the Godhra incident as a terrorist act in the first chargesheet filed on May 22, 2002.
		There was no evidence to suggest the mob was privy to the alleged conspiracy and even for the alleged ringleaders, he noted, "this theory of conspiracy does not seem probable on the case of the prosecution itself...
	www.alternatives.ca /article1841.html (1500 words)

	The Little Magazine - In bad faith - K.G. Kannabiran
		Godhra is in the Panch Mahals district of Gujarat.
		After the Godhra tragedy and independent of that tragedy, a genocide was unleashed on the Muslim population in Gujarat.
		Since Godhra is known to be communally sensitive, the administration ought to have swung into action and used the preventive detention provisions of the law as soon as the train tragedy took place.
	www.littlemag.com /faith/kannabiran2.html (2058 words)

	Godhra questions
		Godhra seems an unlikely birthplace for a plot to attack the Hindu Right, but the town has in the recent past seen aggressive mobilisation by Islamist groups.
		Older Muslim leaders in Godhra owe allegiance to Ahl-e-Jamaat wal'Sunnat, an organisation born of the Hanafi-Barelvi school of theology which accepts syncretic practices such as the veneration of saints and worship at their shrines.
		Godhra, perhaps significantly, also has had a strong tradition of organised crime and is one of the major centres in western India for the sale of steel pipes and wire stolen from railway depots.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1906/19060120.htm (2017 words)

	India Discussion Forum - Indian History, Culture, Politics, News, Strategic Security, Hinduism. -> Godhra
		Godhra, 120 km from Ahmedabad, is the district headquarters for Panchmahals which has a population of 20 lakh, of whom 20 per cent are Muslims.
		On the night of March 3, as a grim Godhra watched television for updates on the communal killings in Gujarat and resigned itself to an extended curfew, a crack team of the state's anti-terrorist squad was closing in on some citizens.
		Having made vital arrests in Godhra's Polan Bazar in the morning in connection with the burning of the Sabarmati Express, it was now waiting for information from a reconnaissance group that had visited Mithikhan Mohalla, Polan's thickly populated and predominantly Muslim section.
	www.india-forum.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=632 (5519 words)

	The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Godhra grabbed headlines when 59 persons, most of them karsevaks returning from Ayodhya, were burnt alive in coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express train three years ago.
		Godhra Municipality became samras (united) for the first time in its history and political equations changed in the town that has remained communally sensitive since 1942.
		Godhra is a unique case but the trend of Muslims, who have traditionally voted for the Congress, slowly drifting towards the BJP or not coming out to vote is becoming common in Gujarat.
	www.the-week.com /25dec04/currentevents_article9.htm (1009 words)

	Godhra - Gujarat riots and investigation tracker
		The Godhra carnage and the Gujarat riots tracker
		The Godhra carnage, its possible repercussions on minority community and the bandh call given for the next day was discussed in the meeting with Narendra Modi on the night of February 27, 2002, former additional chief secretary (home) Ashok Narayan said deposing before the Godhra panel on August 21.
		The Gujarat police on August 10 arrested Rauf Abdul Majiid Dhensli, one of accused in the Godhra carnage.
	www.dancewithshadows.com /gujarat_godhra_riots.asp (3065 words)

	Godhra Tak: A note from the Filmmaker: Ideas & Identities of India Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Though many filmmakers focused on the genocide that followed the Godhra tragedy, the fact that there was not much visual documentation of the initial tragedy itself led me to painstakingly cull out the actual factors that precipitated the tragedy.
		Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail is an investigative documentation of the barbaric incident on 27 Feb 2002, when coach S6 of Sabermati Express was burnt at Godhra in Gujarat, India.
		Godhra Tak: The Terror Trail places the Godhra tragedy in the context of broader political interests manifesting for quite sometime in the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, which attempted to deepen the communal divide in this country.
	www.chowk.com /show_article.cgi?aid=00005232&channel=gulberg (1667 words)

	Godhra massacre, India, Pakistan, ISI role, communal terror, Congress role, madrasas, islamic fundamentalism
		The Godhra train carnage in Gujarat on February 27 was an "act of terrorism planned at the behest of Pakistan to foment communal riots all over the country".
		The Times of India report quoted Justice D S Tewatia as saying: "Given the dismal economic profile of Godhra Muslims, it was intriguing to find a large number of Muslim youth mostly unemployed, with mobile phones" while speaking on the subject of foreign funds involved in the communal carnage.
		The fact-finding team noted that the backlash to Godhra did not spread to the entire state of Gujarat but remained largely confined to those areas where the charred bodies of the Godhra victims went.
	members.tripod.com /~INDIA_RESOURCE/godhra.html (2004 words)

	GODHRA, GUJARAT AND AYODHYA - A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
		The allegations that Congress masterminded the Godhra carnage have done enormous damage to Congress in minds of Hindus as well as of Muslims.
		After the Godhra incident, Hindus felt hurt and the statements of Congress leaders added salt to the wounds.
		Godhra, Gujarat and Ayodhya have exposed the inadequacies of not just Congress and BJP, but of the entire Indian political establishment.
	www.samarthbharat.com /godhra.htm (4388 words)

	Godhra: a strategic appraisal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		By relegating the Godhra issue to the back burner and concentrating on the aftermath of the incident we as a nation have done a great disservice to the country.
		The Godhra incident is the core issue which needs examination in the interests of national security.
		I am of the firm view that by relegating the Godhra issue to the back burner and concentrating on the aftermath of the incident we as a nation have done a great disservice to the country.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0402/183.html (1625 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Interim report on Godhra incident — Raises more questions than it answers
		But the interim report, which says that the Godhra tragedy was an accident and not a "conspiracy" hatched by the 75 people now in jail for the offence, raises several interesting points and makes some serious observations on railway safety.
		Over the last three years, Godhra has become both a weapon and a shield for the Sangh Parivar outfits; a weapon to attack the Muslims by pointing out their belligerence and "terror tactics" and a shield to defend the worst communal carnage this country saw post-Independence.
		Godhra has been a stick that the saffronites have wielded at the drop of a hat to put Indian Muslims on the defensive.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/01/20/stories/2005012000230800.htm (973 words)

	INDOlink - Analysis - Will Godhra probe panel unravel all the mysteries? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The next theory that made rounds was that the Hindu devotees misbehaved with some Muslim hawkers on the Godhra railway platform, pulling their beard and religiously abusing them, that sparked resentment among the minority community.
		Muslims, in an instant reaction stopped the train at the outer signal of the Godhra station, which lay close to their habitat and tried to set the coaches on fire occupied by those rowdies’ elements.
		Shah, heading the inquiry commission of the Godhra train fire carnage conducted a mock drill of the incident and actually watched whether petrol could be thrown from the ground position at the eight feet high compartments and could fire be ignited to burn down the compartment.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=090504101354 (1188 words)

	INDIA Godhra case reopened - Asia News
		Muslim reaction led to an attack on February 27, 2002, in the town of Godhra (Gujarat) against the Sabarmati Express carrying Hindus who were on their way home after visiting Ayodhya.
		The announcement of a new probe into the Godhra carnage rocked Parliament with the Opposition charging the Singh government of creating fresh communal tension.
		By showing that Prasad's move is "anti-Hindu" and a "brazen effort to appease the minority community," they hope to make the Godhra train blaze a key election issue.
	www.asianews.it /view.php?l=en&art=1162 (746 words)

	Healing Touch for Godhra- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Even before the Sabarmati Express coach was set alight at Signal Falia on Feb 27 last year, Godhra knew Dr Shujaat Vali as a gynaecologist who was trying to bring Hindus and Muslims in the town closer.
		The responses were: 89 per cent felt that recurring riots were the main hurdle in Godhraâs progress; four per cent disagreed; the rest didnât answer this question.
		Godhra saw no deaths in mob violence after Feb 27 last year, though the Sabarmati Express was burnt there.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=231515 (847 words)

	Godhra Case: Taking fresh guard, Mar 9, 2003 The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Gujarat Police recently moved the sessions court in Godhra to invoke provisions of Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) against all 123 accused in the case, including seven who are out on bail.
		The fuel was transported near Godhra A cabin in an autorickshaw.
		A computer which was used for the purpose is yet to be traced but the SIT recovered vital documents during a raid on their residence in Godhra.
	www.the-week.com /23mar09/events1.htm (1329 words)

	Godhra And After-I - Another Inquiry Will Be Counter- Productive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		What happened at Godhra railway station on the morning of 27 February 2002 was witnessed by thousands when the train stopped at the signal at 7.30 am, caught fire killing 57 Kar Sevaks in a reserved compartment S-6, including 25 women and 14 children.
		It is not the noise but silence over Godhra that has weakened the secular forces and strengthened the communal forces, specially the Gujarat government and its chief minister.
		Godhra is a minority-dominated area, even called a “mini Pakistan” and the mob at the station was definitely not to greet the Kar Sevaks.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0904/82.html (2283 words)

	Gujarat After Godhra: Real Violence, Selective Outrage
		In the Gujarati town of Godhra, on 27 February 2002, a Muslim mob set on fire a train wagon carrying passengers returning from a Hindu pilgrimage to Ayodhya, killing 58.
		The events of Godhra and Aksardham define the time-bracket of the present study.
		The focus of their attention is as much on the media coverage of the events as on the events themselves, for if any event ever showed up the nexus between physical violence on the streets and verbal violence to the truth, it certainly was the Gujarat crisis.
	koenraadelst.bharatvani.org /articles/fascism/godhra.html (1580 words)

	The mystery of the Godhra fire
		A year after the Godhra tragedy, the mystery behind the fire on the Sabarmati Express remains unsolved, despite attempts by investigators and State officials to prove the claims made by the Narendra Modi government.
		The latest twist in the tale is the decision to charge the 123 accused in the Godhra case under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).
		Mohan Yadav, a Railway Police constable at Godhra, said that he did not see any suspicious movement throughout the route between the `A' cabin and his office before the arrival of the train.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2006/stories/20030328003203700.htm (1738 words)

	What Happened In Godhra, Gujurat? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The Godhra train incident is what most reports about the violence in Gujurat, India point to as the starting point for the barbarism and massacre of Muslims that followed.
		By the time the train reached Godhra, vendors at the town's station had already heard about the activists' antics and were prepared not to be victimized.
		When the train started to move out of the platform of Godhra's railway station while the old man was banging on the compartment doors, pleading for his daughter to be left alone, two other vendors jumped into the last bogey and pulled the emergency break to stop the train.
	www.soundvision.com /info/india/godhra.asp (2397 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Why derail Lalu's Godhra probe?
		In the last two years all we have got, as far as the Godhra carnage is concerned, is a plethora of conflicting reports on how the fire actually started.
		Time and again it has been reported that forensic science experts, deposing before various inquiry teams, had stated that it was not possible to pour from outside the huge amount of inflammable material that was required to burn the coach.
		At the moment, and particularly to the BJP and its allies, the fresh probe into the Godhra tragedy might look like witch-hunting, which it probably is. But even if there is the remotest chance of the truth emerging, there is yet hope that justice will be done.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/07/28/stories/2004072800071000.htm (928 words)

	The Hindu : National : "Muslim tea vendor was thrown out of coach in Godhra"
		Virpal, whose daughter-in-law is still "missing,'' said he had submitted an application at the Godhra railway station the next day about his daughter-in-law but so far the police had not found any trace of her.
		He was not aware of the inquest made on the bodies of the dead passengers nor was he shown the bodies to identify his missing daughter-in-law.
		At Godhra, he was told to go to Sola civil hospital in Ahmedabad where the bodies were kept but when he approach it on March 1, he was told that he was "too late'' and the bodies had already been disposed of.
	www.hindu.com /2005/10/23/stories/2005102303011100.htm (659 words)

	Godhra Probe Makes BJP Panicky
		The reality of the charge becomes evident the moment one recalls that it was in the name of the unfortunate Godhra killings that the BJP and other Sangh Parivar outfits staged their dance of death for months together.
		It was not without reason that chief minister Narendra Modi dissolved the state assembly at the height of the genocide and demanded that the Election Commission hold early elections in the state.
		While the state administration booked under POTA 123 Muslims for their alleged role in Godhra carnage (98 of them are still in judicial custody while the rest have been declared absconders), the POTA was not invoked against a single man involved in the post-Godhra massacre.
	pd.cpim.org /2004/0912/09122004_surjeet.htm (2357 words)

	MSN India - Godhra: Police arrest main conspirator :: News Section
		Members of the minority community are observing a bandh in Godhra to protest the arrest.
		The police action followed after one of the Godhra accused Zabir Behra, arrested earlier, on Wednesday made a confessional statement before the city chief judicial magistrate naming the religious head as the main conspirator for the carnage, the sources said.
		Godhra police said, "Though there is tension in the areas having a mix of communities, the situation is well under control."
	autofeed.msn.co.in /pandoraV15/output/B8460E63-9A27-4EB7-9816-37052C70771B.asp (331 words)

	ZNet \|South Asia \| Ayodhya, Godhra, and the BJP
		The Godhra incident is not merely a case of communal clashes sparked by inflammatory actions by a minority community, nor is it an isolated one.
		The massacre in Godhra is a manifestation of the mistrust that lies between the Hindus and Muslims and this mistrust is exacerbated by, among others, the politicians who do not miss a single opportunity to extract it to their advantage.
		Ironically, he was the one who led a rath-yatra (chariot march) to Ayodhya in 1992 that whipped up the communal passions and that ultimately led to the destruction of the mosque and killing of thousands of people.
	www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=&ItemID=1875 (1086 words)

	Gujarat Elections 2002 - HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		In Godhra, Muslims queued up to vote as early as 6.30 a.m., one-and-a-half hours before polling began.
		Godhra’s 40,000 Muslims did their best to cast their vote, as did Muslims all over the state.
		But their high turnout means Bhatt will win only if he can get the support of the Patel community, and that, he admits he’s not sure of.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/May/25/5905_119080,00160005.htm (368 words)

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