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Another Godhra accused held.

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| February 07, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Statesman (India))

Statesman News Service GANDHINAGAR, Feb. 6. - There was reports of tension in Godhra following the arrest of Maulana Hussain Ibrahim Umarji today in connection with the torching of coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express last February. Muslim shopkeepers in some areas downed their shutters in protest against the arrest.

The arrest followed the confession of another accused, Zabir Bin Mamin Behra, to the chief judicial magistrate in Godhra that the Maulana was involved in the attack. Behra alleged that the Maulana called him and 11 others and promised them Rs 1,500 each for the attack on the train. He also said that seven cans, each …

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