What the records say
- When
- Jun 1987
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 28.98° N, 77.71° E
- Description
- the massacre that burnt hindus & muslims for years,
Placed at the town its title names, Meerut.
1987 Meerut riots
1987 Hindu-Muslim violence in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
The 1987 Meerut riots were a series of violent communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in the northern Uttar Pradesh town Meerut which occurred from March to June 1987, which resulted in the death of more than 350 people.
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