The 1984 Bhiwandi riot was a Hindu-Muslim riot that occurred in May 1984 in and around Bhiwandi town in Indian state of Maharashtra. It left 146 people dead and over 600 injured.[1][2] On 17 May 1984, riots broke out in industrial belt from Bombay, Thane, and Bhiwandi. In all, 278 were killed and 1,118 were wounded.[3][4][5]
1984 Bhiwandi riot | |
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Date | 1984 May |
Location | |
Goals | Hindu-Muslim conflicts, |
Casualties | |
Death(s) | 278 were killed and 1,118 were wounded. |
References
edit- ^ Ghosh, Srikanta (22 September 1997). Indian Democracy Derailed Politics and Politicians. APH Publishing. ISBN 9788170248668.
- ^ "Bhiwandi riots: Four held from Malegaon". The Indian Express. 20 July 2006.
- ^ Hansen 2001, p. 77
- ^ Asgharali Engineer (1991). Communal Riots in Post-independence India. Universities Press. p. 330. ISBN 8173701024.
- ^ Hansen, Thomas Blom (2001). Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08840-2.
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