Allegations of deliberate causation of Godhra train burning and political involvement in subsequent riots
Instagram deleted my video. Do you know why? The Godhra incident was deliberately caused. I will explain the whole game in one minute. On February 27, 2002, the S4, S5 coaches of the Sabarmati train in Gujarat were set on fire, killing 59 people. Everyone knows this, but what happened before that? When the train left Godhra station, its chain was pulled. This means no outsider was there to stop the train. The train's equipment, article, and the pilot said in their statement that the train's chain was pulled. 2000 people were waiting who attacked. 2000, the count doesn't decrease. All the dead bodies were brought to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad office, taking out a rally in front of the entire society. And at that time, there were not so many restrictions on media, so this was all being live-telecasted. Because of this, riots escalated and Muslims started being killed. These riots lasted for about three days, in which 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus died. And this is official, the unofficial count could be much higher. In 2007, a sting operation happened in which Babu Bajrangi says, 'How were we freed? We were freed by Narendra Bhai. He changed the judges. He changed the judges and then Narendra Bhai set it up. And we were freed. The police did not stop Babu Bajrangi from going to Naroda. He accepts that if Modi didn't want it, he wouldn't have been able to enter Naroda. And let me tell you one thing, even after all this, Babu Bajrangi got bail. Maya Kondani's name came up for organizing the entire riots. In 2012, she was sentenced to 28 years in prison, and came out in 2018. Sanjiv Bhatt, a senior police officer, had received intel that something like this was going to happen. The Gujarat government, led by then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, held at least two significant meetings on February 27, 2002, following the Godhra train burning incident earlier that morning. - IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt. This is Sanjiv Bhatt's statement given in court. In November 2007, Haren Pandya, who was the Home Minister at that time, confessed in Outlook magazine that then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi instructed the police to allow Hindu backlash. 'All officials, please don't interfere, let people vent their anger.' Some time later, Pandya ji was murdered, and this case is still a mystery. Sanjiv Bhatt filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in 2011, in which he mentioned that Modi told all police officials to step aside and said, 'Let the Hindus vent their anger.' Think about what must have happened to Sanjiv Bhatt in 2015. He was removed from the post of IPS due to unauthorized absence. And in 2019, the Gujarat court sentenced him to life imprisonment in a 1990 custodial death case. Then in 2024, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a drug-planting case. In 2025, he filed a bail application in the Supreme Court, which was rejected. Since then, he is still inside Rajkot jail. Literally, politics is not everyone's cup of tea.
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Godhra Train Burning Incident: The Godhra train burning incident, where the S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express caught fire killing 59 people, is a confirmed event [10]. While the video claims the chain was pulled before leaving Godhra station to intentionally stop the train, sources indicate a scuffle on the platform and the chain being pulled shortly after departure, with differing accounts on the exact sequence and intent [1][5].
Investigations and commissions have concluded that the burning was a conspiracy, not an accident, and involved petrol [4][5]. Allegations of Political Involvement and Backlash: Several sources corroborate the allegations that then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi instructed police to allow Hindu backlash and not interfere with people venting their anger.
These allegations come from statements and affidavits by IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt and confessions by former Home Minister Haren Pandya [3][7][10]. Pandya was later murdered, and his case remains unsolved [7][10].
Sanjiv Bhatt faced significant legal repercussions, including dismissal from service and multiple prison sentences [10]. Riots and Casualties: The riots that followed the Godhra incident resulted in significant loss of life.
While the video states specific numbers for Muslim and Hindu deaths, other sources indicate over 1,000 deaths, predominantly Muslims [2][3][6][9][10]. The scale of the violence and the alleged complicity of authorities are central to the ongoing debate and legal scrutiny of the events.