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Sinister politics behind Gujarat riots?!? by Saima Alvi 04 July 2002 14:06 UTC |
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Quick Note: ---------- The worst communal riots in India that took place in Gujarat a few months ago in which some 1000 people [unofficial statistics quote at least double this figure!] 90% of who were Muslims were murdered, tortured and raped, and the 'blame' for which was laid on initial provocation on Muslims (i.e. that the Muslims set a train of Hindu pilgrims on fire first) by none other than Indian Prime Minister himself, has been debunked by the investigators. Of course, earlier reports had already established that the scale and nature of the violence that took place in Gujarat resemebled pre-planned 'pograms', greatly promoted and facilitated by the Indian police and the Gujarat state government which forms part of the current ruling Hindu fundamentalist party of BJP. Rgds, Saima http://www.dawn.com/2002/07/04/nat7.htm Mob did not attack train, say Gujarat police -------------------------------------------- AHMEDABAD, July 3: Forensic police in Gujarat said on Wednesday that a fire that killed 59 people in a train coach in February, was not a result of burning objects thrown from outside. "The forensic report has stated that an inflammatory liquid was poured from inside, from within the compartment, rather than what we have believed till now that it was thrown from outside by a mob," a senior investigation official said. On Feb 27, a train compartment carrying devotees from Ayodhya was set ablaze by a mob at Godhra, in Gujarat state. Fifty-nine people in the coach were burnt to death and the state of Gujarat was thrown into a cauldron of anti-Muslim violence that continued until the end of May, killing nearly 1,000 people. Unofficial figures put the toll at more that 2,000. A large number of arrests, including those of local Muslim leaders in Godhra, were made for igniting the riots. Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee also blamed the Godhra incident for sparking the riots. However, a report prepared by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), the theory that a mob set ablaze the train coach has been turned down, Asthana said. The report is based on study of the pattern of the crime inside the compartment and a simulated exercise conducted a month back at the site of the tragedy. The report has come as surprise to those investigating the Godhra case and so far held the view that the mob attacked the train and threw inflammable material from distance using buckets and cans even as passengers had shut the door and windows. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
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