In the Godhra train burning incident on 27 February 2002 , a train carrying pilgrims ( " karsevaks " ) from a VHP-organized ceremony at Ayodhya , was burnt , killing 59 people , including 25 women and 15 children . Jaideep Patel was present in Godhra to attend to the victims of the incident . He proudly told news reporters that he entered the burnt compartment even before the police did . He is believed to have had a role in the controversial decision taken by the Chief Minister Narendra Modi , Home Minister Gordhan Zadaphia and the District Magistrate Javanti Ravi , to send the bodies of victims to Ahmedabad . The charred dead bodies were handed over to him by the executive magistrate of Godhra , allegedly at the behest of his senior officers , to be transported to Ahmedabad . They were transported in 5 trucks , along with a police escort , to Sola Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad , reaching there at 4 A.M. on 28 February
Godhra train burning
Godhra train burning
Jaideep Patel