From Godhra, a story of hope, despair, anger

Rediff.com's Krishnakumar Padmanabhan is back from Godhra with this story of hope, despair and anger.Here's a teaser. Full story on rediff.com shortly.

Godhra's Signal Falia area is buzzing. The previous night, police buses carrying 63 people acquitted in the 2002 Sabarmati Express-burning case had arrived from the Sabarmati Central Prison, Ahmedabad.

These were people who had lost nine years of their lives because they were caught in the crossfire of a battle between the state government and civil activists, who disagreed on how the case should be conducted.

In the police buses were people who had never seen their children.

There were people who could not perform their fathers' last rites.

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