Mass grave of Godhra victims uncovered

AHMEDABAD: A mass grave had been uncovered for victims of Godhra riots in Gujarat, an official said. “Eight human skulls were unearthed. The villagers believe that these are mortal remains of the 26 people who had been killed in a mob attack here in 2002,” said social worker Sohail Topiwala, part of the team that discovered the site in Panchmahals district in Gujarat.

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He said, “We are expecting that we would find more bodies.” More than 2,000 people - mostly Muslims - were killed in the riots sparked after a Muslim mob reportedly torched a train carriage in Godhra town, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. According to an official conformation, it was found that that the fire was an accident.
Human rights groups accuse the State Government, controlled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, of turning a blind eye to the riots.

Villagers from Panderwara, where the grave was found, claimed that police did not hand over the bodies of victims to their relatives after the riots, instead swiftly burying them.

Police officials said on Tuesday that the grave might indeed be one that the police dug after the riots, although it was unclear. Topiwala said they unearthed the skulls and clothing after digging for two days and investigating for more than two years those still missing from the riots.
But so far it is unclear that skulls belonged to riot victims, he added.