New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- The Nanavati Commission and a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) both upheld the investigation into the 2002 Godhra train burning incident, former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana said, asserting that the findings of the inquiries supported the conclusion that the fire was deliberately set as part of a pre-planned conspiracy.

On February 27, 2002, coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express caught fire near Godhra railway station in Gujarat, killing 59 people, including karsevaks returning from Ayodhya. The incident was followed by communal violence in several parts of the state.

Asthana, who headed the Gujarat Police SIT probing the train burning incident, said the investigation considered differen...