<p>A special court on Wednesday held one more accused in 2002 Sabarmati Express train carnage case guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment.</p>.<p>The train carnage incident had triggered widespread riots in the state.</p>.<p>Yakub Pataliya, a resident of Godhra, was caught in January 2018 by the local police after absconding for 16 years.</p>.<p>64-year-old Pataliya was put to trial and a special court of H C Vora pronounced the judgment. Pataliya was held guilty and sentenced for life.</p>.<p>Pataliya was accused of leading a mob which torched the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express train at the Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002. Fifty-nine passengers, mostly karsevaks, returning from Ayodhya were charred to death.</p>.<p>Last year, the special court had convicted two accused, Farukh Bhana and Imran alias Sheru Batuk, for life after they were caught hiding for 14 years. They were tried separately.</p>.<p>In 2011, the special court had convicted 31 accused and acquitted 63. 11 of the convicted were sentenced to death while the rest were awarded life imprisonment.</p>.<p>In 2017, the Gujarat High Court, while deciding their appeal petitions, upheld the special court's judgment but commuted the death sentence of 11 to life imprisonment.</p>
<p>A special court on Wednesday held one more accused in 2002 Sabarmati Express train carnage case guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment.</p>.<p>The train carnage incident had triggered widespread riots in the state.</p>.<p>Yakub Pataliya, a resident of Godhra, was caught in January 2018 by the local police after absconding for 16 years.</p>.<p>64-year-old Pataliya was put to trial and a special court of H C Vora pronounced the judgment. Pataliya was held guilty and sentenced for life.</p>.<p>Pataliya was accused of leading a mob which torched the S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express train at the Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002. Fifty-nine passengers, mostly karsevaks, returning from Ayodhya were charred to death.</p>.<p>Last year, the special court had convicted two accused, Farukh Bhana and Imran alias Sheru Batuk, for life after they were caught hiding for 14 years. They were tried separately.</p>.<p>In 2011, the special court had convicted 31 accused and acquitted 63. 11 of the convicted were sentenced to death while the rest were awarded life imprisonment.</p>.<p>In 2017, the Gujarat High Court, while deciding their appeal petitions, upheld the special court's judgment but commuted the death sentence of 11 to life imprisonment.</p>
