An argument erupted between the train passengers and the vendors on the railway platform. The passengers were Hindu pilgrims, returning from Ayodhya. On the morning of 27 February 2002, the Sabarmati Express, returning from Ayodhya to Ahmedabad, stopped near the Godhra railway station. Scholars studying the 2002 riots state that they were premeditated and constituted a form of ethnic cleansing, and that the state government and law enforcement were complicit in the violence that occurred. Instances of mass violence include the Naroda Patiya massacre that took place directly adjacent to a police training camp the Gulbarg Society massacre where Ehsan Jafri, a former parliamentarian, was among those killed and several incidents in Vadodara city. Other observers have stated that these events had met the "legal definition of genocide," or referred to them as state terrorism or ethnic cleansing. Though officially classified as a communalist riot, the events of 2002 have been described as a pogrom by many scholars, with some commentators alleging that the attacks had been planned, with the attack on the train was a "staged trigger" for what was actually premeditated violence. In April 2014, the Supreme Court expressed satisfaction over the SIT's investigations in nine cases related to the violence, and rejected a plea contesting the SIT report as "baseless". That December, an Indian court upheld the earlier SIT report and rejected a petition seeking Modi's prosecution. In July 2013, allegations were made that the SIT had suppressed evidence. The Muslim community was reported to have reacted with anger and disbelief. The SIT also rejected claims that the state government had not done enough to prevent the riots. In 2012, Modi was cleared of complicity in the violence by Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court of India. Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat and later Prime Minister of India, was accused of condoning the violence, as were police and government officials who allegedly directed the rioters and gave lists of Muslim-owned properties to them. Many brutal killings and rapes were reported on as well as widespread looting and destruction of property. Other sources estimated death tolls in excess of 2,000. The Concerned Citizens Tribunal Report, estimated that as many as 1,926 may have been killed. Of the dead, 790 were Muslim and 254 Hindu. Īccording to official figures, the riots ended with 1,044 dead, 223 missing, and 2,500 injured. Following the initial riot incidents, there were further outbreaks of violence in Ahmedabad for three months statewide, there were further outbreaks of violence against the minority Muslim population of Gujarat for the next year. The burning of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002, which caused the deaths of 58 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya, is cited as having instigated the violence. Half Past Dead also features Nia Peeples, Kurupt, Tony Plana, and Claudia Christian.The 2002 Gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 Gujarat violence, was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Now Petrosevitch must drop his cover and persuade his allies within the prison - including Frazier and Little Joe (Michael "Bear" Taliferro) - to join him in a desperate bid to foil Donny and free the hostages. But Hubbard's assistant Donny (Morris Chestnut) has devised a secret plan - it seems Lester stole and stashed away 200 million dollars in gold before he was arrested, and Donny, along with an underground SWAT team, takes control of the prison and takes Hubbard, McPherson, and the other assembled dignitaries hostage, demanding to be told where Lester has hidden his fortune. Supreme Court justice Jane McPherson (Linda Thorson) has announced she will attend as a witness. Cannell) is arranging for the execution of convicted killer and thief Lester (Bruce Weitz), and U.S. Eight months later, Petrosevitch and Frazier are serving time together in the newly refurbished Alcatraz Penitentiary, as Petrosevitch secretly continues his investigation. While Petrosevitch is able to gain the trust of one of the gangster's lieutenants, Nick Frazier (Ja Rule), things go haywire during an FBI raid, and Petrosevitch takes several slugs in the back as he struggles to maintain his cover. Sascha Petrosevitch (Seagal) is an FBI agent working undercover to infiltrate a gangland kingpin's operations. Action hero Steven Seagal goes behind bars - though don't worry, he isn't really a bad guy - in this action thriller.
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