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Indian Muslim cleric accused of conspiracy behind Godhra train burning

Hussain Umarji
Died13 January 2013 (2013-01-14)
Godhra
Other namesMaulavi Hussein, Maulvi Omerjee,
Known forAccused of masterminding the Godhra Train Burning which killed 60 Hindu pilgrims (Karsevaks) returning from Ayodhya.
SpouseShabira
Children4

Hussain Umarji was a cleric from the city of Godhra in the western Indian state of Gujarat accused of being the 'key conspirator' of a conspiracy which led to the arson of the Sabarmati Express at the Godhra railway station on 27 February 2002. He was later acquitted by the courts for lack of evidence.

Personal life

A graduate from Darul Uloom Deoband, Hussain was a prominent leader of the Deobandi-Tableegh Jamaat movement in the Godhra region.

Hussain was a prosperous timber merchant married to Shabira and had six children, two daughters Fatima and Afsa, and four sons, two of whom are Amin and Saeed.

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References

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