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Gujarat riots 2002: The complete story of violence in pictures

Gujarat riots 2002: The complete story of violence in pictures
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The gutted interior of the S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra railway station, about 142 Kms south of Ahmedabad. The incident triggered fierce rioting and communal clashes which left over 600 dead in Gujarat. (File Photo |AFP)
The gutted interior of the S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra railway station, about 142 Kms south of Ahmedabad. The incident triggered fierce rioting and communal clashes which left over 600 dead in Gujarat. (File Photo |AFP)
This picture taken 01 March 2002 shows a Hindu mob waving swords at an opposing Muslim mob during communal riots in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
This picture taken 01 March 2002 shows a Hindu mob waving swords at an opposing Muslim mob during communal riots in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
A Muslim mob throws projectiles during a violent street battle in Bapunagar, 01 March 2002 in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
A Muslim mob throws projectiles during a violent street battle in Bapunagar, 01 March 2002 in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
In this picture taken 01 March 2002, An Indian policeman looks on as a row of shops burns in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
In this picture taken 01 March 2002, An Indian policeman looks on as a row of shops burns in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
In this picture taken 01 March 2002, An Indian policeman (C) points a gun at an unseen mob in the Millat Nagar District of Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
In this picture taken 01 March 2002, An Indian policeman (C) points a gun at an unseen mob in the Millat Nagar District of Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
A policeman takes aim with his rifle from the roof of a building as a mob riots down in the streets below in Ahmedabad, 22 April 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
A policeman takes aim with his rifle from the roof of a building as a mob riots down in the streets below in Ahmedabad, 22 April 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
A Hindu family returns to what remains of their burnt home along the highway at Naroda Paldi, as troops bring a tense calm 02 March 2002, after three days of riots in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
A Hindu family returns to what remains of their burnt home along the highway at Naroda Paldi, as troops bring a tense calm 02 March 2002, after three days of riots in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | AFP)
A woman works through the wreckage of a burnt house in Ahmedabad, 07 March 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
A woman works through the wreckage of a burnt house in Ahmedabad, 07 March 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
Residents of Bapunagar in Ahmedabad plead for help from members of the Rapid Action Force 01 March 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
Residents of Bapunagar in Ahmedabad plead for help from members of the Rapid Action Force 01 March 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
Muslim riot-victims drive away with undamaged belongings they rescued from their homes in Ahmedabad 31 May 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
Muslim riot-victims drive away with undamaged belongings they rescued from their homes in Ahmedabad 31 May 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
This picture taken 04 March 2002 shows ten years old Indian boy, Shahrukh, receiving some food as he recovers from his injuries in a civil hospital in Ahmedabad, after his house was doused with petrol and set ablaze by an angry mob during communal riots.
This picture taken 04 March 2002 shows ten years old Indian boy, Shahrukh, receiving some food as he recovers from his injuries in a civil hospital in Ahmedabad, after his house was doused with petrol and set ablaze by an angry mob during communal riots.
Homeless people whose houses were burnt during recent riots sit at camp Bapu Nagar in Ahmedabad, 02 March 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
Homeless people whose houses were burnt during recent riots sit at camp Bapu Nagar in Ahmedabad, 02 March 2002. (File Photo | AFP)
The then ruling Hindu nationalist party led by Narendra Modi in Gujarat began a procession aimed at 're-awakening pride' in the region where communal riots have left thousands dead. (File Photo | AFP)
The then ruling Hindu nationalist party led by Narendra Modi in Gujarat began a procession aimed at 're-awakening pride' in the region where communal riots have left thousands dead. (File Photo | AFP)
Sonia Gandhi's visit to Gujarat in 01 May 2002 came after a bitter 16-hour debate over the riots in India's lower house of parliament. (File Photo | AFP)
Sonia Gandhi's visit to Gujarat in 01 May 2002 came after a bitter 16-hour debate over the riots in India's lower house of parliament. (File Photo | AFP)
Top police official R. B. Sreekumar in an 172-page explosive testimony said the anti-Muslim riots that raged in Gujarat in 2002 was backed by its ruling Hindu nationalist government, officials reported 18 August 2004. (File photo | AFP)
Top police official R. B. Sreekumar in an 172-page explosive testimony said the anti-Muslim riots that raged in Gujarat in 2002 was backed by its ruling Hindu nationalist government, officials reported 18 August 2004. (File photo | AFP)
Ashish Khetan, an Indian journalist who secretly filmed right-wing Hindus boasting about the mass murder of Muslims during riots in 2002, said his sting operation that again highlighted the alleged complicity of state officials in the massacres had failed
Ashish Khetan, an Indian journalist who secretly filmed right-wing Hindus boasting about the mass murder of Muslims during riots in 2002, said his sting operation that again highlighted the alleged complicity of state officials in the massacres had failed
The court convicted 24 suspects, 11 of them for murder, for their part in religious riots in 2002 in Gujarat with riot-related cases moving slowly through a creaky legal system. (AP)
The court convicted 24 suspects, 11 of them for murder, for their part in religious riots in 2002 in Gujarat with riot-related cases moving slowly through a creaky legal system. (AP)
Women protesters shout slogans against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during a march organised by several women organisations to express solidarity with women who were allegedy raped during Gujarat's ongoing sectarian riots, in New Delhi 13 May 20
Women protesters shout slogans against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during a march organised by several women organisations to express solidarity with women who were allegedy raped during Gujarat's ongoing sectarian riots, in New Delhi 13 May 20

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