2002 Gujarat riots , also known as the 2002 Gujarat violence and the Gujarat pogrom , was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in the western Indian state of Gujarat . Following the initial incident , there were further outbreaks of violence in Ahmedabad for three months ; statewide , there were further outbreaks of violence against the minority Muslim population for the next year . The burning of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002 , which caused the deaths of 58 Hindu pilgrims karsevaks returning from Ayodhya , is cited as having instigated the violence
burning of a train
Godhra train burning
2002 Gujarat riots