1990 Bijnor riot
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1990 Bijnor riot
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In October 1990, there was a major communal riot in Bijnor, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Stemming from a celebratory procession by local Hindu groups, it was the most destructive riot in the wake of concurrent Hindu nationalist campaigns, which eventually led to the demolition of Babri Masjid. The riots were also characterized by phases of passive and active complicity of the state machinery. Official estimates put the death-toll at 87; unofficially, the count varies from around
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Religious riot in Bijnor, India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Bijnor_riot
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2019-11-17T08:08:23Z
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2024-09-07T10:47:46Z
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