| 1970 Bhiwandi violence | ||||||||
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| Part of Religious violence in India | ||||||||
| Date | 7–8 May 1970 | |||||||
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The 1970 Bhiwandi riots were religious riots which occurred between 7 and 8 May in the Indian towns of Bhiwandi, Jalgaon and Mahad, between Hindus and Muslims.[1] The riots caused the deaths of over 250 people;[2] the Justice Madon commission, which investigated the riots, stated that 142 Muslims and 20 Hindus had been killed in Bhiwandi alone, and 50 Muslims and 17 Hindus in the surrounding areas.[1] The commission strongly criticized the police for anti-Muslim bias in the aftermath of the riots, and also criticized the Shiv Sena, a Hindu-nationalist political party, for its role in the violence.[3]
- ^ a b Graff & Galonnier 2013, p. 15-33.
- ^ Engineer 2003, p. 8.
- ^ Hansen 2001, pp. 74–75.