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2002 Godhra train coach fire: Key accused held after 19 years in Gujarat
Almost 19 years after a mob torched a coach of Sabarmati Express at Godhra station in Panchmahal district of Gujarat which caused the death of 59 karsevaks , police has nabbed key accused, Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, from Godhra town, an officer said on Monday. Bhatuk (51) was part of the core group of the accused persons involved in the entire conspiracy. He has been on the run for the last 19 years, said Panchmahal Superintendent of Police Leena Patil.
Based on a specific tip-off, a team of Godhra police raided a house in Signal Falia area located near the railway station on Sunday night and picked up Bhatuk, Patil said.
Prime accused in Godhra case arrested after 19 years, had poured petrol on train
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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.
After 19 Years Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, Prime Accused in Godhra Train Massacre Arrested
A total of 59 karsevaks were killed in the Godhra train burning incident in 2002, triggering the worst communal riots in the history of Gujarat.
| 16 Feb 2021 11:25 AM GMT
SURAT: In the latest development of the age-old Sabarmati Express burning case, Gujrat police have nabbed the prime accused of the ghastly incident after 19 long years.
According to reports, the prime accused identified as Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk was behind the death of 59 karsevaks who were charred to death in the Sabarmati Express coach.
Meanwhile, Panchmahal Superintendent of Police Leena Patil speaking to the media said that the 51-year old Bhatuk who used to work as a labourer at Godhra railway station was part of the core group of the culprits who hatched the entire conspiracy and was absconding from 19 years since the incident took place and was working as a labour in Delhi.
Police nabbed key accused in Godhra train coach fire, Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, from Godhra town in Gujarat. Key accused in Godhra train coach fire, Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk nabbed. | Photo Credit: ANI
Ahmedabad: Almost 19 years after a mob torched a coach of Sabarmati Express at Godhra station in Panchmahal district of Gujarat which caused the death of 59 karsevaks , police has nabbed key accused, Rafiq Hussain Bhatuk, from Godhra town, an officer said on Monday.
Bhatuk (51) was part of the core group of the accused persons involved in the entire conspiracy. He has been on the run for the last 19 years, said Panchmahal Superintendent of Police Leena Patil.