Hojai riots
1993 Hojai riots | |
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Location | Hojai, Hojai district, Assam, India |
Date | July 1993 (UTC+5:30) |
Target | Hindus, Muslims |
Attack type | Riot |
Deaths | 90+[1] |
Hojai riots refers to the riots that took place between Hindus and Muslims in Hojai, Assam in 1993, in the wake of the Demolition of the Babri Masjid.[2] 90 Hindus and Muslims were killed in the riots by some supporters of the Idgah Protection Force.[3] The incident started with a tiff between a photo shop owner and a customer.[4][verification needed]
The riots were investigated by the Commission instituted soon after the riots. It had submitted its report in 1995, but the report itself was not published till 2000. Over 90 people were killed in the riots, of which 10 succumbed to police and army firings; and about 23 temples are mosques were damaged.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Assam Reopens '92 riots case". The Telegraph. Guwahati. 2000-10-04. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ Bhaumik, Subir (2009). Troubled Periphery: The Crisis of India's North East. Sage Publications India. ISBN 978-8132104797.
- ^ "ASSAM REOPENS '92 RIOTS CASE". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Kaur, Manvinder (1999). Challenges to Secularism in India: The Constitutional Ideal, Political Process, and Prospects. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-8176291835.
Categories:
- 1993 crimes in India
- 1993 riots
- July 1993 crimes
- July 1993 events in Asia
- Persecution of Bengali Hindus
- Hojai district
- 1990s in Assam
- Riots and civil disorder in India