The history of Godhra

This is a list(only extract, not complete) of events that happened in Godhra before 2002-

• 1927: One P M Shah was killd by Muslims after a scuffle.

• 1946: MLA of interim government Sadar Ali Haji flew kites on ‘Uttarayan’ with ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ written on them. ‘‘He was later posted as governor of a province in Pakistan,’’ the dossier says.

• 1948: D M Pimplekar, a watchman, was killed in private firing.

• 1948: On March 24, a milkman was killed and shops of several Hindus were torched.

• 1948: On August 15, the national flag was burnt by Muslim teachers in Godhra and by hotel owner M K Hussain Sayeed. The same day, Niranjan Natwar Shah, a teacher in Muslim School, was dismissed for singing Vande Mataram.

• 1965: Hindu shops in Godhra were burnt down by hotel owners Bidani and Bhopa. Police sub-inspector Raval was attacked by Sikandar Mewan and Abdul Aziz Khada at Salma Dabha.

• 1980: Five Hindus, including two children aged 5 and 7, were burnt alive by a mob led by a woman, Amina Bibi, at Signal Falia, the same place where the attack on Sabarmati Express occurred.

 58 burnt alive

• 1990: On November 28, four Hindu teachers, including two women, teaching at the Vorwad Saphia Madrasa in Godhra, were killed. They included Praveen Shah, Pravina Dave, Kamlesh Pandya and Saroj Barot.

• And the latest, 2002: On February 27, 58 burnt alive in an attack on Sabarmati Express.

                                  So it is unfair to only remember Godhra and forget others. But in case of Godhra also media only says muslims are being killed, what about  58 burnt alive?

source:IE