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Communal violence in India is not new, with periodic clashes breaking out ever since the British partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, but observers say that religious polarization has ...
The 2023 Haryana riots commonly referred to as the Nuh violence were a series of clashes in northern India that originated in the state of Haryana and have subsequently spread to nearby regions. On 31 July 2023, communal violence erupted in the Nuh district of Haryana between Muslims and Hindus during an annual Brajmandal Yatra pilgrimage ...
Also, media and press gave communal tone to crime incident by two Muslim boys, which lead to widespread violence. Hindus Muslims 55 [15] 200+ These riots shook Jawaharlal Nehru as he never expected communal riots of such intensity in independent India. Hindu nationalist organizations including ABVP, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh played a major ...
According to PRS India, [10] 24 out of 35 states and union territories of India reported instances of religious riots over the five years from 2005 to 2009. However, most religious riots resulted in property damage but no injuries or fatalities. The highest incidences of communal violence in the five-year period were reported from Maharashtra ...
At least 80 people injured amid religious clashes while 165 have been arrested
Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in new violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and some injured, officials said Wednesday. Security forces rushed to ...
On 21 August 2013, communal clashes were reported from Muzaffarnagar and police registered cases against 150 people and 14 persons were taken into custody. Clashes between two communities, Jats and Muslims, in Shamli and Muzaffarnagar, grew on 27 August 2013. The original cause of the rioting is disputed. [16]
The 2023 Satara riots were a series of clashes in northern India that originated in the state of Maharashtra. An objectionable social media post and comments by two youths from a community triggered tension between the Hindu & Muslim communities, leading to communal clashes. In response to the post, there was violent retaliation and stone pelting.