Godhra train case: Crime Branch nabs key accused Imran Batuk

Ahmedabad crime branch has nabbed Imran Batuk, key accused in 2002 Godhra train incident, from Malegaon.

The accused has been nabbed in a joint operation executed by ATS and Ahmedabad crime Branch. The cops have been tracing his moves from past one month.

After receiving valid information about his whereabouts, both teams rushed for Malegaon and took him under custody.

More than 59 people had lost their lives in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express train near the Godhra railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat.

The victims were mainly Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the city of Ayodhya after a religious ceremony at the disputed Babri Masjid site.