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Campaign Against Fascist Designs --- On Mon, 20/4/09, ram puniyani <ram.puniy...@gmail.com> wrote: From: ram puniyani <ram.puniy...@gmail.com> Subject: [humanrights-movement:1429] Fwd: Cock and Bull Godhra Report – Exclusive To: "ram puniyani" <ram.puniy...@gmail.com> Date: Monday, 20 April, 2009, 3:53 PM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jaswinder Saluja <jaswinder.sal...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM Subject: Cock and Bull Godhra Report – Exclusive To: Mukul Sinha <mukulsinh...@yahoo.com>, Ram Puniyani <ram.puniy...@gmail.com> pls read on this might provide some interesting details..... Cock and Bull Godhra Report – Exclusive I don’t know why Indian press including TOI has not yet analyzed Godhra Report that exposed gross incompetence of Modi government, abuse of judiciary and crookedness of judges’ hand picked by Modi. Was it bribed? These reports are monitored by Human Rights Organizations, tarnishing the image of Indian Judiciary and expose rotten Constitutional Institutions. http://home. gujarat.gov. in/homedepartmen t/downloads/ godharaincident. pdf 9. ---- No counsel for the Commission could be appointed because of some difficulties. --. 12. ------Thus in all, 46,494 statements/affidavi ts were received by the Commission. Out of them 2019 were statements/affidavi ts filed by the Government officers and 44445 statements/ affidavits were received from the public. Can we believe in Modi Gujarat that signed Rs.12 lakh crore MoU recently could not find any counsel to assist Godhra Commission in a state of 60million in 2000 days? Counsels study and analyze evidence in over hundred thousands of pages and are basically eyes and ears of the commission were denied to Godhra Commission in Gujarat . This left little option for Godhra Commission to toe the lines dictated by councils of state nominated by Modi. There is ample evidence of it in the Godhra Report. 31. Sabarmati Express train had arrived at Godhra railway station at 7.43 a.m. Its scheduled halt at Godhra railway station was of 5 minutes. During that halt of 5 minutes some incidents are stated to have happened. The Ramsevaks had a qurrel with Siddiq Bakar, a tea vendor. He was given two stick blows. Some other Ramsevaks had beaten one Siraj and also Mohmed Latika. The fourth incident stated to have happened was an attempt to abduct Sofiyabanu a Muslim girl standing on the platform by a Ramsevak by pulling her towards the train. During that halt at the Station, there was pelting of stones on the front side of the train, by the persons standing outside the station. Some passengers standing on the platform had also thrown stones towards those persons. Two police constables had made the passengers sit in the train and disperse the outsider. >From the last line of the Godhra Report when two constables were said to have >disperse the crowd points to one thing only there were few miscreants not an >organized crowd or mob – there was no preplanning and drivers had clear view >ahead otherwise wouldn’t have started moving train. In pictures one could see >high boundary wall run along rail track (there is no break in the wall as >stated by Godhra Commission) so it was impossible for a mob to assemble and >indulge in arson. 48. Shri Ramfersing, (W-40) working as a Line Inspector in the Telephone Department in Gujarat was returning with his family members from his native place in Uttar Pradesh. He had boarded the train at Lucknow . He had reservation for berths 62, 63 and 64 in coach no.S-6. He had found that berths reserved by him were occupied by the Karsevaks. Only after repeated requests made by him the Karsevaks had vacated only one lower berth for him and his family members. Satishkumar (W-41) had reservation for berths 33, 34 and 35 but had to be satisfied with one berth only which was vacated for him and his family by the Karsevaks. Govindsing, (W-46) an army Subedar had reservation for berth no. 9. That berth was occupied by female Karsevaks and they did not allow him to occupy that berth, He could manage to get one seat on berth no. 32. Punamkumari (W-49) was travelling with her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and her son and had reservation for berths 18, 19, 20 and 21. Only one berth was vacated by the Karsevaks for them. Lalanprasad (W-44) had reservation for berths 8 and 72. He was allowed to occupy only one berth. Shilaben Virpal (W-47) who was travelling with her husband and daughter-in- law had reservation for berths Nos.58, 59 and 61.The Karsevaks had refused to vacate those berths and, therefore, they had to sit on the floor near those berths. Ramnaresh (W-1015) had to sit with his family members near latrines along with 20 to 25 other persons who were already sitting there .He was not allowed to occupy any of the berths reserved by him . So also passenger Virpal had to sit on the floor of the coach. He had complained to the T.T.E but was told by the T.T.E. that it was impossible for him to do anything in those circumstances. The evidence and statements of other passengers who had travelled in that coach disclose almost the same thing about over crowding in that coach. 25. The train was heavily over crowded. Apart from other passengers, there were about 2200 Ramsevaks travelling therein. Most of them had no reserved accommodation. There is no evidence of Narindra Modi sponsored Yatris have reserved even one seat. Number of free traveling Yatris could be even 3000. For 35 hours in each directions 1200 legal passengers, majority of them women or children were forced to take one sleeper for entire family. Men, women and children were held hostage for 35 hours, humiliated, molested forced entire family them to sleep on one berth. It started on 22nd evening and ended on 27th morning. Break up of casualty figure is 22 men, 27 women and 10 children. DNA tests could have proved almost all were relatives and surely none was Yatris. Most strangely Godhra Report didn’t list the 48 injured who could have provided vital clues. 1. A ghastly incident of fire in coach S/6 of Sabarmati Express train happened in the morning of 27-2-2002, near Godhra railway station, in which 59 passengers travelling in that coach were burnt alive. Amongst the victims 27 were women and 10 were children. Other 48 passengers had also received injuries. Most of the victims were Ramsevaks (also referred to as Karsevaks). This incident (hereinafter referred to as ‘Godhra incident’) had happened sometime between 8.00 a.m. and 8.20 a.m. near ‘A’ cabin within the Godhra railway yard. Sabarmati Express train had started from Muzaffarpur on 25-2-2002 and on its way to Ahmedabad about 2000 to 2200 Ramsevaks had boarded the train from Ayodhya. They had earlier gone from Gujarat to Ayodhya at the instance of Vishva Hindu Parishad to take part in ‘Purnahuti Maha Yagna’, which was a part of ‘Ram Temple Nirman’ programme organized by some Hindu religious organizations. Train started on 22nd evening and arrived at Godhra on 27th 7:45 AM no arrangement was made for Yatris security, and food all along the route when journey time was 2X35 hours. Godhra Commission didn’t try to ascertain who cooked food for them and where. 23. Movement for renovation of the Ram temple at Ayodhya was started in 1993. A ‘Sansad’ of Hindu religious organizations had met at Prayag in January, 2001 to fix a programme for ‘Ram Temple Nirman’ i.e. construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. The programme had started with ‘Jalabhishek’ and was followed by ‘Jap Yagna’. As disclosed by the statement of Vishva Hindu Parishad, lacs of persons through-out the country had participated in the ‘Jap Yagna’. On completion thereof ‘Purnahuti Maha Yagna’ was arranged at Ayodhya. It was to start on 24.2.2002. Vishva Hindu Parishad is a leading Hindu religious organization and had played a prominent role in this programme. It had decided that its members who had taken part in the ‘Jap Yagna’ would go to Ayodhya for the ‘Purnahuti Maha Yagna’. It had also decided that from Gujarat initially three batches of Ramsevaks, each consisting of about 2000 persons, would go to Ayodhya for taking part in that Yagna which was to go on for 100 days. The first batch of Ramsevaks was to consist of 2000 persons from the central and north Gujarat area. It was to leave Ahmedabad by Sabarmati Express train on 22.2.2002 and return to Gujarat again by the same train leaving Ayodhya on 25.2.2002. The second batch was to consist of Ramsevaks of south Gujarat and it was to leave on 24.2.2002 and return on 27.2.2002.The third batch of Ramsevaks of Saurashtra area was to leave on 26.2.2002 and return on 3.3.2002. Accordingly the first batch of 2200 Ramsevaks, led by its General Secretary, had left Gujarat on 23.2.2002.They had started their return journey on 25.2.2002. DSP Raju Bhargav was first officer to reach the burning coach at 8:15 AM he didn’t see any hostile mob pelting stones or even carrying inflammable materials, he didn’t smell anything foul. He met only 4-5 RPF men that also don’t indicate big crowd would have attacked the train. “He has stated that he had seen Mohmmad Hussain Kalota, President of the Godhra Municipality and Haji Bilal, a Municipal Councilor standing near the fire fighter but he had not seen any crowd near them. He had not met any PSI in charge of a mobile van.” But most important disclosure was fire started from under the berths is indicated by the large bluish material that leaked from the burning coach in the middle of the coach on P-139 that confirms his observation and supports Justice Bannerjee findings. 130. Babubhai who was in charge of Alpha mobile and had rushed to the station, in his police statement dated 8-3-2002, had stated that he had seen a mob near Signal Falia throwing stones on the train. One coach of the train was already set on fire. He had, therefore, sent a message to send Fire Brigade immediately. He had ordered firing of tear gas shells for dispersing the mob. He had seen Godhra Municipal Presient Shri Kalota and municipal councilor Haji Bilal in that mob.. They were inciting the Muslims. He had then gone near the train and rendered help to the passengers.. His wireless operator Jashwantsinh in his statement dated 8-3-2002 and Armed police constables Vinubhai and Dalpatsinh in their statements to the police made on 9-3-2002, have stated the same thing. 131. Sureshgiri Mohangiri Gosai ( W-30 ) was working as a fireman in the Fire Brigade maintained by the Godhra municipality. He has stated that they had received a vardhy at 8-20 a.m. that there was fire in Sabarmati Express train near Signal Falia and, therefore, a fire fighter be sent there immediately. So he had gone there with a fire fighter, It was obstructed by a mob of about 1500 to 2000 persons near old Octroi naka near Signal Falia. It was a mob of Muslims. At that time Bilal Haji had come there on a motor cycle and had by gestures of his hand incited the mob to stop the fire fighter there. Thereupon some persons in the mob had thrown stones on the fire fighter. The driver of the fire fighter had then driven the vehicle in such a way that the mob had to move away. They had then taken their vehicle below the culvert and then near the train. He has further stated that while they were trying to extinguish the fire, stones were pelted on the train. The fire was extinguished by about 11-00 a.m. In reply to a question put to him by one of the parties, he has stated that 1500 to 2000 persons whom he had seen were in small mobs. He had reached near the train at about 8-30 a.m. As a result of stones thrown by the mob one or two persons on the fire fighter had received injuries. Some persons in the mob had sticks, pipes etc. with them. An attempt was made to show that since he was on the back side of the fire fighter, he could not have seen what was in front of the fire fighter. However, the witness has in terms stated that he had himself seen the mob which was near Signal Falia. He himself had seen stones falling on the train and it was for that reason the he had stated that there was pelting of stones on the train. This witness is also an independent witness who had nothing to do with the Ramsevaks or the railway staff or even the police. His evidence thus establishes that there was a mob near Signal Falia and that mob had tried to prevent the fire fighter from proceeding further towards the train by obstructing it. His evidence also established that the said mob was instigated by leaders like Haji Bilal, Abdul Rehman and others. 132 DSP Raju Bhargav, ( W-31 ) has stated that on 27-2-2002 he and his staff were making preparations for annual inspection by Spl. I.G.P. Vadodara Range, at their police headquarter. At about 08.05 hrs. he was informed by the Control Room that Sabarmati Express train carrying Karsevaks was stopped at Godhra station and it was not being allowed to start. He had, therefore, rushed to the railway station after directing his RSI to come to the place of the incident with all policemen present at the parade ground. While he was proceeding to the railway station, he had heard on wireless that a coach of the train was set on fire. He had reached the railway station at about 08.15 hrs. On inquiring about the incident, he was informed that “a train coach had been set on fire near cabin ‘A’. He had then proceeded towards ‘A’ cabin via Signal Falia. He had inquired from one of the four police guards of GRP as to what had happened and he was informed that “the train was stopped and there was heavy stone pelting on the train and then they had fired some rounds.” He had found that the passengers were in an agitated mood because the train was attacked. While he was trying to pacify them some policemen had come there from the headquarter. He had placed them all along the track for protecting the passengers from any further attack. He had then informed Spl. I.G.P. Vadodara Range , Vadodara at 08.26 Hrs. about the situation. He had also informed the District Collector about it and requested her to make arrangement for S.T.Buses and vehicles for shifting the passengers. 133 Replying to the questions put to him by the parties, he has stated that when he had gone near the passengers and asked four GRP guards and some RPF men who were standing there as to what had happened, he was told by one of them that the train was stopped and there was heavy stone pelting on the train and that they had fired some rounds to disperse those mobs. He was also told that stones were pelted from the side of Signal Falia. By the time he had reached near the burning coach (S/6), it was about 8-25 a.m. He had immediately thereafter informed the Collector for making necessary arrangements for safety of the passengers. The passengers were in an agitated mood because the train was attacked and many men were injured and killed by the mob which had come there. While he was there he had not seen any mob throwing stones on the train but had seen some onlookers. In reply to a question put by Jan Sangharsh Manch, he has stated that injuries which he had noticed on the passengers were on the upper part of their bodies and that he had not noticed any injury below their waist. He was also asked questions about the parts of the coach where he had seen flames. He has further stated that he had come to know that the fire had started from below a berth of that coach, but the passengers had not made it clear which berth it was. He has also stated that he had come to know that the passengers inside the coach ( S/6 ) had moved from Godhra side to Vadodara side to escape the fire. On being questioned as to whether he could smell any inflammable fuel, he has stated that he had no time or opportunity to form any opinion as to how the coach had caught fire. The persons whom he had seen standing little away from the railway track were onlookers and they were not aggressive. Replying to the suggestions, he has stated that from the information that he had gathered from the passengers, he had come to know that there was some scuffle when the train was at the station. Then there was chain pulling immediately after the train had started. Again there was chain pulling when the train had moved away from the platform and thereafter there was heavy pelting of stones on the train. As regards the cause for the scuffle on the platform, he was given two versions. One version was that there was a dispute regarding payment to one tea vendor and the other version was that an attempt was made by one karsevak to pull a Muslim girl and take her inside the train. He has stated that he had seen Mohmmad Hussain Kalota, President of the Godhra Municipality and Haji Bilal, a Municipal Councilor standing near the fire fighter but he had not seen any crowd near them. He had not met any PSI in charge of a mobile van. In view of the situation which had developed there, each officer was performing his duty according to what he had thought fit. In the Signal Falia it is not unusual for 400 to 500 persons to collect at any time and at the time of namaz even more persons usually collect in that area. The Police Parade Ground is about 2 Kms. away from Godhra railway station and in a small vehicle it would take 7 to 8 minutes to reach the station from the Parade ground. It was suggested that he had not reached the Station before 8.30 a.m. The witness has denied that suggestion and he appears to be right as he had already informed the Collector from the Station at about 8.26 a.m. that there was fire in the train and considering the then prevailing situation immediate arrangements were required to be made to shift the passengers. On consideration of the evidence, it appears that he had reached the station at about 8.20 a.m. and near the train at about 8.25 a.m. Obviously, after reaching there he must have made an inquiry as to what had happened. Therefore, his version that he had inquired from police guards and the passengers what had happened and that he was informed by them that there was chain pulling and after the train had stopped there was heavy pelting of stones and the police was required to resort to firing to disperse the attacking mob. He was an officer of a high rank and from the evidence that he has given, it clearly appears that he has given a truthful version of what he had come to know and what he had seen. By the time he had reached near the train firing had already taken place and therefore, most of the persons in the mob were likely to have gone away from that place. He therefore, appears to be right when he states that he had not noticed a hostile mob near the train and the persons who were seen there were merely onlookers. Most importantly the train was five hours late and was scheduled to reach Godhra 2.55 AM, though we know information of late running of trains is easily available but no criminal will execute such act of arson in day time- 8 AM when 5-6 trains arrive and depart Godhra at peak time. Role of 2200 Yatris who illegally occupied Sabarmati Coaches was not explained who were all supposed to be armed with Trishuls. Similarly organizers role who ought to have arranged for safe travel of their members and their names too were not disclosed.. Ravinder Singh April20, 2009 Ravinder Singh <progressindia...@yahoo.com Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to http://in.movies.yahoo.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to humanrights-movement@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to humanrights-movement+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
