What the records say
- When
- 17 May 1984
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 146
- Coordinates
- 19.30° N, 73.07° E
- Description
- riot in Maharashtra, India
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1984 Maharashtra riots
Violence against Muslims in India
In May 1984, a month long series of religious violence against Muslims occurred in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The violence primarily occurred around Bhiwandi town. It left 146 people dead and over 600 injured. On 17 May 1984, riots broke out in industrial belt from Bombay, Thane, and Bhiwandi. Overall, 278 were killed and 1,118 were left wounded.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Émeutes de Bhiwandi (bilan : - )”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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