Godse, a Hindu nationalist with links to the extremist Hindu Mahasabha,[192] made no attempt to escape; several other conspirators were soon arrested as well.[193][194] They were tried in court at Delhi's Red Fort. At his trial, Godse did not deny the charges nor express any remorse. According to Claude Markovits, a French historian noted for his studies of colonial India, Godse stated that he killed Gandhi because of his complacence towards Muslims, holding Gandhi responsible for the frenzy of violence and sufferings during the subcontinent's partition into Pakistan and India.