5,000 Arrested for Post-Godhra Riots in Gujarat

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5,000 Arrested for Post-Godhra Riots in Gujarat

Nearly 5,000 people have been arrested in connection with the post-Godhra violence in west India 's Gujarat state, Minister of State for Home Gordhanbhai Zadhapia said Wednesday.

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Nearly 5,000 people have been arrested in connection with the post-Godhra violence in west India 's Gujarat state, Minister of State for Home Gordhanbhai Zadhapia said Wednesday.

"As many as 5,000 people have been arrested for their involvement in riots, arsons and murder during the violence" which erupted after the attack on Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, Zadhapia said.

He, however, brushed aside the charge that the process of investigation in the cases was slow.

More than 700 people have died since February 27 when a Muslim mob attacked a train carrying Hindu devotees back from Ayodhya, burning to death 58 men, women and children.

The attack in the town of Godhra triggered reprisals against minority Muslims in Gujarat and the government finally had to deploy the army to quell the violence.

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