What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1996
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 21
- Coordinates
- 25.56° N, 84.67° E
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1996 Bathani Tola massacre
Massacre of Dalits by upper caste militia led by Bhumihar caste
The 1996 Bathani Tola massacre was an incident of caste-related violence in which an upper-caste militia killed 21 Dalits, including women and children, in the Bhojpur district in Indian state of Bihar on 11 July 1996. The attacks were allegedly by members of the Ranvir Sena, in response to Dalit labourers' demand for wage increase.
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