Prime accused in Godhra case arrested after 19 years, had poured petrol on train
India
Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 17:20 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 16: Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, a prime accused in the 2002 Godhra Sabarmati Express carnage case, has been arrested from Godhra.
"He was involved in pelting stones on the compartment and pouring petrol inside before it was set on fire by other accused," a police official said.
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Bhatuk had fled to Delhi after his name cropped up during investigation.
Almost 19 years after a mob torched a coach of Sabarmati Express at Godhra station in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, which led to the death of 59 'karsevaks', police have nabbed key accused, Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, from Godhra town.