What is Godhra Kand? When did it happen? Know this before watching The Sabarmati Report.
The Sabarmati Report And Godhra Kand: Know everything about the Godhra Kand, the incident on which Vikrant Massey's controversial film The Sabarmati Report is based.
The Sabarmati Report And Godhra Kand
Vikrant Massey's film 'The Sabarmati Report' has been released. The story of this film is based on the fire incident in Godhra, Gujarat in the year 2002 and the subsequent gujarat riots. The film has been in controversy ever since the trailer of the film was released. The lead actor of the film Vikrant has even received threats.
As the release date of this film approached, searches related to the Godhra Kand increased on Google. Now the film has been released. If you are preparing to watch this film, then before watching it, know what is the Godhra Kand, when did it happen and what happened after that.
What is Godhra Kand?
It was the month of february in the year 2002, the date was 27th. This was the same unlucky day when the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was set on fire in a place called Godhra in Gujarat. This coach was carrying Karsevaks who were coming from Ayodhya. 59 people were burnt to death in this fire.
Horrific communal riots after Godhra incident
One day after the Godhra incident, that is on 28th February, the country witnessed one of the biggest tragedies after independence. The riots engulfed the whole of Gujarat. ahmedabad and its surrounding areas remained in the grip of this tragedy for about 3 months. About 1000 people who were caught in the grip of these communal riots lost their lives.
Narendra Modi was the gujarat cm during the Godhra incident.
Let us tell you that when the Godhra incident took place in gujarat, PM narendra modi was the chief minister of Gujarat. A few days after this incident, on March 2, he formed the Nanavati-Shah Commission to investigate the Godhra incident. Retired high court and supreme court judges KG Shah and GT nanavati were made members of it.
The Godhra incident was a well-planned conspiracy.
This commission presented the first part of the report in september 2008, in which this incident was described as a well-planned conspiracy. And many senior officers including the then cm Modi and ministers were given a clean chit.
After the death of Judge KG Shah, a member of this commission, in 2009, retired Gujarat high court judge Justice Akshay Mehta was made a member in his place and the name of the commission was changed from Nanavati-Shah Commission to Nanavati-Mehta Commission.
This commission also presented the second part of its report in the year 2019, 10 years later. In this also the same thing was repeated which was in the first part. That is, this incident was described as a well-planned conspiracy.
The trial court had given this punishment in the case, but the high court changed it, what is the situation now?
In march 2011, the trial court convicted 31 people, out of which 11 were sentenced to death and the remaining 20 were sentenced to life imprisonment. 63 other accused were acquitted.
According to Live Law, in this case, the trial court convicted 31 people in march 2011. Out of these, 11 people were sentenced to death and the remaining 20 were sentenced to life imprisonment. 63 other accused were acquitted.
After this, in the year 2017, the gujarat high court changed the sentence of those 11 people who were sentenced to death to life imprisonment. The life sentence of the remaining 20 people was upheld. After this, the gujarat government filed an appeal against this decision.
Let us tell you that the appeal is to be heard in the supreme court on 15th January 2025 next year.
What does 'The Sabarmati Report' actor vikrant massey have to say?
Actor vikrant massey has said in an interview given to Dainik bhaskar that - The whole world covered the gujarat riots of 28 February, but what happened in the Godhra incident that happened a day before that? Even now not much is talked about it.
Vikrant further said that people do not even know the names of 3 of the 59 people who died in this incident. This is a matter of great misfortune.
About 'The Sabarmati Report'
Apart from vikrant massey, this film stars rashi khanna and Riddhi Dogra. The film is directed by Dheeraj Sarna. Shobha Kapoor, ekta Kapoor, Amul v Mohan, and Anshul Mohan have produced it. 'The Sabarmati Report' has been released in theaters on 15 November 2024.
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