Attack
On the 27th of February, the Sabarmati Express made its scheduled stop at Godhra about 4 hours late, at 7:43 am. As it started leaving the platform, the emergency brake was engaged by members of the mob, bringing the train to a halt. The coupling between the bogies S-6 and S-7 was subsequently cut and the doors of the bogeys were locked from outside, preventing the kar Sevak from escaping. The bogeys were then set on fire. While the passengers in S-7 managed to extinguish the flames and get out of the compartment, those trapped in S-6 were unable to escape and were burnt to death. The occupants of S-7 were then confronted by the violent mob outside and some were killed. The whole attack lasted about 25 minutes.
A few hours later, at 11:00 am on 27 February 2002, Sabarmati Express passengers and police were attacked for a second time near line number 10 of Godhra railway yard. As a result, seven policemen were injured. Two people were killed in police firing.
Read more about this topic: Godhra Train Burning
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“If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it.”
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—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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