Source: Press Trust of India
GODHRA, INDIA, March 3, 2002: The prime suspect in the Godhra train violence case, Mohammad Hussain Kolota, local Congress leader and President of Godhra Municipality, was on Sunday arrested bringing the total number of arrests in connection with the attack to 27. Kolota, 45, has been evading arrest since the attack on the Sabarmati Express last Wednesday killing 58 people. Police have already arrested two municipal councillors and were looking for another two–Bilal Haji and Farookh Bhana– in connection with the mayhem that led to widespread communal violence in several parts of Gujarat claiming nearly 500 lives.