Ahmedabad: 11 people have been sentenced to death for their role in setting a compartment of the Sabarmati Express on fire in February, 2002. Another 20 people have been given the life sentence today.
Click to Expand & Play59 passengers died in the attack at the Godhra train station near Ahmedabad. Bogey S-6 was packed with kar sevaks returning from a trip to Ayodhya.
The Godhra tragedy provoked communal riots across Gujarat - 1200 people were killed, most of them Muslims.
Earlier this month, the court hearing the case found 31 people guilty on charges that ranged from criminal conspiracy to attempt to murder. 63 others were acquitted.
Those convicted were described as a "core committee" that organized a mob of nearly 1000 people and more than 100 litres of petrol to set the train on fire.
The court has been conducting its trial inside the Sabarmati Central Jail for security reasons.
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