| Silapathar massacre শিলাপাথৰ গণহত্যাকাণ্ড | |
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| Location | Silapathar, Lakhimpur, Assam, India |
| Date | 14 February 1983 (UTC+5:30) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Guns, spears, swords, scythes, bows and arrows |
| Deaths | 50 |
| Perpetrators | Mishing and other native Assamese mobs |
Silapathar massacre (Bengali: শিলাপাথৰ গণহত্যাকাণ্ড) refers to the massacre of Bengali Hindu refugee settlers from East Pakistan in Silapathar in undivided Lakhimpur district of Assam in February 1983.[1][2] Around fifty Bengali Hindus were killed in the massacre. Veteran journalist Sabita Goswami reminisced that according to Government sources, more than a thousand people were killed in the clashes.[3] The Hajongs, another refugee group though not the primary target, suffered casualties. The news of the massacre was reported after several days as the attackers had destroyed several bridges leading to the remote area.[4]
- ^ Bakshi, Shiri Ram; Sharma, Sitaram; Gajrani, S (1998). Contemporary Political Leadership in India. Vol. 2. APH Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 9788176480086. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Basu, Sibaji Pratim, ed. (2009). The Fleeing People of South Asia: Selections from Refugee Watch. Anthem Press. p. 261. ISBN 9781843317784. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Goswami, Sabita (11 March 2014). "27". Along the Red River: A Memoir. ISBN 9789383074266. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Bengalis flee after new massacre". Chicago Tribune. 25 February 1983. p. 6.