A special court in the northeastern Indian state of Gujarat has sentenced to death for having 11 Muslims burned a train carrying Hindu pilgrims
'in the city' of Godhra nine years ago.
In the attack killed 59 people. Another 20 defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment
. The Ibn-CNN television reported.
On 22 February, after a trial lasting two years, the special court judges
Ahmedabad had felt guilty
premeditated massacre of 31 people while 63 others were acquitted
. Today 'punishment was decided.
The Sabarmati Express train car, carrying a group of Hindu radicals
'from city' sacred
Ayodhya (in Uttar Pradesh), had been locked in a station
February 27, 2002 and set on fire by a mob
enraged Muslims. According to the prosecution's argument, accepted by
courthouse, the assault was planned the night before and
some jerry cans of petrol were brought
on track with the intention of burning the train. The attack unleashed '
a bloody and brutal revenge against the Muslim minority in Gujarat
, culminating with the massacre of 2 000 people under the indifferent eyes of the local government
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