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''' | '''Hojai riots''' refers to the [[riots]] that took place between Hindus and Muslims in Hojai, [[Assam]] in 1993, in the wake of the [[Demolition of the Babri Masjid]].<ref name="troubled_p54">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h9KGAwAAQBAJ&q=hojai+riots+1992&pg=PA54|title=Troubled Periphery: The Crisis of India's North East|last=Bhaumik|first=Subir|year=2009|publisher=Sage Publications India|isbn=978-8132104797|language=en}}</ref> 90 [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]] were killed in the riots by some supporters of the Idgah Protection Force.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASSAM REOPENS '92 RIOTS CASE|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/assam-reopens-92-riots-case/cid/885436|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The incident started with a tiff between a photo shop owner and a customer.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9R4go7tWDwC&q=hojai+riots+1992&pg=PA131|title=Challenges to Secularism in India: The Constitutional Ideal, Political Process, and Prospects|last=Kaur|first=Manvinder|date=1999|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|isbn=978-8176291835|language=en}}</ref>{{vs|date=April 2021}} | ||
The riots were investigated by the Justice D Pathak Commission instituted soon after the riots. It had submitted its report in 1995, but the report itself was not published till 2000. Over 90 people were killed in the riots, of which 10 succumbed to police and army firings; and about 23 temples were | The riots were investigated by the [[Justice D Pathak]] Commission instituted soon after the riots. It had submitted its report in 1995, but the report itself was not published till 2000. Over 90 people were killed in the riots, of which 10 succumbed to police and army firings; and about 23 temples are mosques were damaged.<ref name="tele041000">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Assam Reopens '92 riots case |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/assam-reopens-92-riots-case/cid/885436 |work=The Telegraph |location=Guwahati |date=2000-10-04 |access-date=2021-04-10}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:July 1993 crimes]] | [[Category:July 1993 crimes]] | ||
[[Category:July 1993 events in Asia]] | [[Category:July 1993 events in Asia]] | ||
[[Category:Hojai district]] | [[Category:Hojai district]] | ||
[[Category:1990s in Assam]] | [[Category:1990s in Assam]] | ||
[[Category:Riots and civil disorder in India]] | [[Category:Riots and civil disorder in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, 12 June 2022
| 1993 Hojai riots | |
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| Location | Hojai, Hojai district, Assam, India |
| Date | July 1993 (UTC+5:30) |
| Target | Hindus, Muslims |
Attack type | Riot |
| Deaths | 90+[1] |
Hojai riots refers to the riots that took place between Hindus and Muslims in Hojai, Assam in 1993, in the wake of the Demolition of the Babri Masjid.[2] 90 Hindus and Muslims were killed in the riots by some supporters of the Idgah Protection Force.[3] The incident started with a tiff between a photo shop owner and a customer.[4]Template:Vs
The riots were investigated by the Justice D Pathak Commission instituted soon after the riots. It had submitted its report in 1995, but the report itself was not published till 2000. Over 90 people were killed in the riots, of which 10 succumbed to police and army firings; and about 23 temples are mosques were damaged.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Assam Reopens '92 riots case". The Telegraph. Guwahati. 2000-10-04. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ↑ Bhaumik, Subir (2009). Troubled Periphery: The Crisis of India's North East. Sage Publications India. ISBN 978-8132104797.
- ↑ "ASSAM REOPENS '92 RIOTS CASE". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ↑ Kaur, Manvinder (1999). Challenges to Secularism in India: The Constitutional Ideal, Political Process, and Prospects. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 978-8176291835.