After the 2002 riots , a group of social activists had formed the '' Concerned Citizens Tribunal '' to analyze the riots . Gujarat 's home minister Haren Pandya allegedly told this tribunal that Modi had organised a meeting at the Chief Minister 's residence on 27 February 2002 , after the Godhra train burning , in which over 50 Hindu pilgrims died . According to Pandya , in this meeting , Modi had asked the police officials not to come in the way of " the Hindu backlash " . Pandya had named a number of police officials who attended this meeting ; Bhatt was not among these . Pandya was later assassinated by unidentified men
Godhra train burning
Godhra train burning
Sanjiv Bhatt