The burning Use_firearm of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002 , which caused Causation the deaths of 58 Hindu pilgrims karsevaks returning from Ayodhya , is cited as having instigated Causation the violence Violence .

The Godhra Train Burning Bodily_harm was an incident Catastrophe that occurred Presence on the morning of 27 February 2002 , in which 59 people died Death in a fire Catastrophe inside the Sabarmati Express train near the Godhra railway station in the Indian state Statement of Gujarat .

The Godhra Train Burning Bodily_harm was an incident Catastrophe that occurred Presence on the morning of 27 February 2002 , in which 59 people died Death in a fire Catastrophe inside the Sabarmati Express train near the Godhra railway station in the Indian state Statement of Gujarat .

On 27 February 2002 , the train made its scheduled stop Preventing_or_letting at Godhra about four hours late , at 7:43 am .

According to J Mahapatra , additional director general of the Gujarat police , `` miscreants had kept Temporary_stay the petrol-soaked rags ready GetReady for use Using much before the train had arrived at Arriving Godhra '' .