Editing Godhra (section)

==Religious violence==
Several incidents of communal violence have taken place in Godhra before and after the independence of India. Notable acts of violence include:

*During 1947–48, riots broke out in Godhra between the [[Ghanchi (Muslim)|Ghanchi Muslim]] community and [[Sindhis]] who had emigrated from Pakistan after the [[Partition of India]]. About 3,500 properties were burnt down in the violence.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4370319 | jstor=4370319 | title=Communal Riots in Godhra: A Report | last1=Engineer | first1=Asghar Ali | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | date=1981 | volume=16 | issue=41 | pages=1638–1640 }}</ref>
*Between October 1980 and September 1981, six major communal riots, arson and pillaging took place between the majority Muslim community and Sindhi people in Godhra. Five members of a Sindhi family were burnt alive in the Muslim-dominated area of Signalfalia.<ref name="express"/> As a result of the violence and loss of life, the town was placed under curfew for about 245 days during this period.<ref>{{cite news |title=Communal holocaust simmers dangerously over Godhra town in Gujarat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19811215-communal-holocaust-simmers-dangerously-over-godhra-town-in-gujarat-773538-2013-10-28 |access-date=27 February 2021 |date=December 15, 1981| work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Curfew Eased in West India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/03/world/curfew-eased-in-west-india.html |access-date=27 February 2021 |date=August 3, 1981 |work=New York Times}}</ref>
*In 1990, four Hindu teachers were killed by a Muslim mob in Vorwad area of Godhra.<ref name="express">{{cite news |title=Gujarat election 2012: Deeply divided by religion, Godhra braces for second phase poll - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gujarat-election-2012-deeply-divided-by-religion-godhra-braces-for-2nd-phase-poll/1045242/0 |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=Indian Express |date=December 14, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Godhra train burning]] – In 2002, a Muslim mob was accused to set fire to the [[Sabarmati Express]] near Godhra railway station. 59 Hindu pilgrims who were returning from Ayodhya were killed in the fire. This incident is perceived as the trigger for the [[2002 Gujarat riots]].<ref>{{cite news |title=What is the 2002 Godhra train burning case? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/what-is-godhra-case-gujarat-riots-sabarmati-express-narendra-modi-4881537/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=Indian Express |date=9 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref>