AHMEDABAD: An Indian court on Tuesday handed down 11 death sentences and 20 life terms to those found guilty of setting a train on fire in 2002 triggering anti-Muslim rioting that left 2,000 dead.
Last week, 31 Muslims were found guilty on conspiracy and murder charges for causing the train fire in western Gujarat state.
Fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims perished in the fire at Godhra station, sparking an anti-Muslim backlash that resulted in some of the worst religious violence in India since independence. (AFP)
