Yakub Pataliya gets life in jail for 2002 Godhra train burning
An Ahmedabad SIT Court today sentenced convict Yakub Pataliya to life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. Pataliya, who was arrested in 2018 in Godhra, was part of the mob that torched coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002. The incident led to the deaths of 59 people, mostly kar sevaks, and triggered riots in Gujarat.