2015 Nadia riots
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Nadia riots was a large scale communal riot [1] that occurred in Kaliganj block, Nadia district of West Bengal during 5 May 2015. 4 people were killed and 8 injured .[2][3][4] The victims belonged to the same family. Some sources claimed five people were killed.[citation needed] Mainstream media and local politicians didn't condemn the incidents as the victims were from Scheduled Caste Hindus and accused are Muslims.[5]
Nadia has seen communal tensions in the past.[6]
Nadia riots was a communal riot [7] that occurred in Kaliganj block, Nadia district of West Bengal during 5 May 2015. 4 people were killed and 8 injured .[8][9][10] Mainstream media and local politicians didn't condemn the incidents as the victims were from Scheduled Caste Hindus and accused are Muslims.[11] Nadia has seen communal tensions in the past.[12]
Riot
Clash started when a Hindu procession, which was returning from Dharmaraj Mela at Jamalpur in Purbasthali, was attacked while passing by a mosque in Juranpur village.[13] Firing and hurling of petrol bombs were reported. The attackers were well prepared and managed to source weapons and explosives quickly.[14]
References
- ↑ "Nadia riots: Scale of destruction immense" [archive]. www.oneindia.com/. Oneindia.
- ↑ "West Bengal: 4 Killed, Over 8 Injured in Communal Clashes in Nadia District" [archive]. www.ibtimes.co.in/. International Business Times.
- ↑ "4 killed in communal clash in Nadia" [archive]. The Hindu.
- ↑ "4 killed, over 8 injured in Hindu-Muslim clashes. Why is West Bengal fast becoming a riot-hit state?" [archive]. NewsX. 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "The case of selective silence and its steep costs" [archive]. www.dnaindia.com/. Daily News and Analysis.
- ↑ "Dacoity" [archive].
- ↑ "Nadia riots: Scale of destruction immense" [archive]. www.oneindia.com/. Oneindia.
- ↑ "West Bengal: 4 Killed, Over 8 Injured in Communal Clashes in Nadia District" [archive]. www.ibtimes.co.in/. International Business Times.
- ↑ "4 killed in communal clash in Nadia" [archive]. The Hindu.
- ↑ "4 killed, over 8 injured in Hindu-Muslim clashes. Why is West Bengal fast becoming a riot-hit state?" [archive]. NewsX. 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "The case of selective silence and its steep costs" [archive]. www.dnaindia.com/. Daily News and Analysis.
- ↑ "Dacoity" [archive].
- ↑ "West Bengal: 4 Killed, Over 8 Injured in Communal Clashes in Nadia District" [archive]. www.ibtimes.co.in/. International Business Times.
- ↑ "Nadia riots: Scale of destruction immense" [archive]. www.oneindia.com/. Oneindia.