1989 Bhagalpur violence

1989 Bhagalpur riots
Part of Religious violence in India
Location of the Bhagalpur district in Bihar, India
DateOctober–November 1989
Location
Bhagalpur district, Bihar India
MethodsKilling, arson and looting
Parties
Casualties and losses
Unknown
(the total dead numbered around 1000, around 900 were Muslims; it was difficult to establish the religious identity of other victims)[1]
Around 900 killed[2]
Part of a series on
Violence against Muslims
in independent India
Major incidents

The Bhagalpur violence of 1989 took place between Hindus and Muslims in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. The violence started on 24 October 1989, and the violent incidents continued for 2 months, affecting the Bhagalpur city and 250 villages around it. Over 1,000 people were killed (around 900 of which were Muslims[2]), and another 50,000 were displaced as a result of the violence.[3][4] It was the worst instance of Hindu-Muslim violence in independent India at the time.[1]

  1. ^ a b SNM Abdi (26 November 1989). "When Darkness Fell". Illustrated Weekly of India. 110 (40–53): 34–39. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Charu Gupta & Mukul Sharma (July 1996). "Communal constructions: media reality vs real reality". Race & Class. 38 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1177/030639689603800101. S2CID 143896219. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Chronology of communal violence in India". Hindustan Times. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ^ Rajiv Singh (11 October 2015). "Bihar polls: Will Bhagalpur forgive Congress for 1989 riots?". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.