Hussain Umarji

Hussain Umarji was a cleric from the city of Godhra in the western Indian state of Gujarat accused of being the 'key conspirator'^[5] of a conspiracy which led to the arson of the Sabarmati Express at the Godhra railway station on 27 February 2002. He was later acquitted by the courts^[6][7] for lack of evidence.^[8]

Hussain Umarji
Died	13 January 2013 (2013-01-14)[1] Godhra
Other names	Maulavi Hussein,[2] Maulvi Omerjee,[3]
Known for	Accused of masterminding the Godhra Train Burning which killed 60 Hindu pilgrims (Karsevaks) returning from Ayodhya.
Spouse	Shabira[4]
Children	4

Personal life

A graduate from Darul Uloom Deoband,^[9] Hussain was a prominent leader of the Deobandi-Tableegh Jamaat movement in the Godhra region.^[10]

Hussain was a prosperous^[10] timber merchant married to Shabira and had six children,^[9] two daughters Fatima and Afsa, and four sons, two of whom are Amin^[10] and Saeed.^[4]

See also

• List of Deobandis