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Prime suspect in Godhra carnage held

The prime suspect in the Godhra train carnage case, Mohammad Hussain Kolota, local Congress leader and president of Godhra Municipality, was on Sunday arrested bringing the total number of arrests in connection with the attack to 27.

Kolota, convenor of city Congress minority cell, was picked up by personnel of the anti-dacoity squad of the Godhra police from the residence of one Iqbal in Polan Bazar area during a combing operation, Inspector General of Police Deepak Swaroop said.

Kolota, 45, has been evading arrest since the attack on the Sabarmati Express last Wednesday, which killed 58 people.

Police have already arrested two municipal councillors and were looking for another two -- Bilal Haji and Farookh Bhana -- in connection with the mayhem that led to widespread communal violence in several parts of Gujarat claiming nearly 430 lives.

Others arrested from different places were identified as Siraj Jamsa, Zabir Kala, Abdul Sheikh and Abdul Rauf Yayman.

Earlier, the police had arrested 22 people, including two councillors -- Salim Shaikh and Abdul Rahim Dantia. Both the councillors had contested the polls on independent symbols.

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