AHMEDABAD: An Indian court on Tuesday convicted 31 people on conspiracy and murder charges over a deadly train fire in 2002 that triggered anti-Muslim rioting in which 2,000 people were killed.
The unrest, some of the worst religious violence in India since independence, was sparked after 59 Hindu pilgrims perished in a train fire at Godhra station in the western state of Gujarat.
Special public prosecutor J.M. Panchal told reporters outside the court in Ahmedabad city: "31 people have convicted under conspiracy and murder charges, 63 others have been acquitted."
A total of 94 people stood trial for causing the train blaze. (AFP)
The unrest, some of the worst religious violence in India since independence, was sparked after 59 Hindu pilgrims perished in a train fire at Godhra station in the western state of Gujarat.
Special public prosecutor J.M. Panchal told reporters outside the court in Ahmedabad city: "31 people have convicted under conspiracy and murder charges, 63 others have been acquitted."
A total of 94 people stood trial for causing the train blaze. (AFP)
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