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== History == | == History == | ||
In 2013, a dispute between Hindus and Muslims in Kawal triggered the [[2013 Muzaffarnagar riots]].<ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/south-asia/indian-troops-fail-to-quell-hindu-muslim-riots Indian troops fail to quell Hindu-Muslim riots]</ref> On 7 September 2013, over 150,000 people from the neighbouring states of Haryana and Delhi gathered in Kawal village for a "Jat Mahapanchayat", many of them carrying weapons. There had been allegations of a Muslim man harassing a Hindu girl followed by the murder of two young [[Jat people|Jat]] men and a Muslim youth. The gathering was called to show solidarity of [[Hindus|Hindu]] groups against Muslims. After the gathering, scores of vehicle carrying peacefully returning Jat youth were burned and many of the bodies were never recovered, as per estimate 23 tractors and 7 bikes were burned and washed away in Ganges till [[Bulandshahr|Bulandshahar]] but SDM of [[Jansath|Jansat]] only reported 13 in his report to then CM and PM. Many of the victims reportedly killed were Gyanendra Singh (chairman of Nagar Panchayat [[Bhokarhedi|Bhokhrahi]]), Udayveer Singh Rampal, Pratap Singh and Manoj from Rahmatpur village, Ajay Kumar of Rahmatpur, Sonveer Singh of [[Bhokarhedi|Bhokhrahi]] and Brijpal of Baseda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiafacts.org/real-truth-muzaffarnagar-riots-part-6/|title=The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 6 | In 2013, a dispute between Hindus and Muslims in Kawal triggered the [[2013 Muzaffarnagar riots]].<ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/south-asia/indian-troops-fail-to-quell-hindu-muslim-riots Indian troops fail to quell Hindu-Muslim riots]</ref> On 7 September 2013, over 150,000 people from the neighbouring states of Haryana and Delhi gathered in Kawal village for a "Jat Mahapanchayat", many of them carrying weapons. There had been allegations of a Muslim man harassing a Hindu girl followed by the murder of two young [[Jat people|Jat]] men and a Muslim youth. The gathering was called to show solidarity of [[Hindus|Hindu]] groups against Muslims. After the gathering, scores of vehicle carrying peacefully returning Jat youth were burned and many of the bodies were never recovered, as per estimate 23 tractors and 7 bikes were burned and washed away in Ganges till [[Bulandshahr|Bulandshahar]] but SDM of [[Jansath|Jansat]] only reported 13 in his report to then CM and PM. Many of the victims reportedly killed were Gyanendra Singh (chairman of Nagar Panchayat [[Bhokarhedi|Bhokhrahi]]), Udayveer Singh Rampal, Pratap Singh and Manoj from Rahmatpur village, Ajay Kumar of Rahmatpur, Sonveer Singh of [[Bhokarhedi|Bhokhrahi]] and Brijpal of Baseda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiafacts.org/real-truth-muzaffarnagar-riots-part-6/|title=The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 6|date=2014-04-03|website=IndiaFacts|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> In other incidents , by 8 September, "over 50 people had already been murdered, a number of women allegedly raped, and several thousand people displaced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/everybodys-brother-akhilesh-yadav|title=Akhilesh Yadav in the family business|last=Dixit|first=Neha|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref>". Girls from the village stopped going to school and requested then chief Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]] [[Akhilesh Yadav]] to provide alternate road to their school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiafacts.org/real-truth-muzaffarnagar-riots-part-6/|title=The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 6|date=2014-04-03|website=IndiaFacts|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> All 7 accused of the murder of the [[Jat people|Jat]] boys have been awarded life imprisonments by [[Muzaffarnagar]] District court<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/muzaffarnagar-riots-seven-accused-in-kawal-jats-murder-case-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-2029935.html|title=Muzaffarnagar Riots: Seven Accused in Kawal Jats Murder Case Sentenced to Life Imprisonment|website=News18|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> in Feb 2019 while the counter-case towards the Jat men is still going and charges have framed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/muzaffarnagar-riots-court-charges-6th-and-last-accused-with-murder-in-kawal-case/articleshow/71655022.cms|title=Muzaffarnagar riots: Court charges 6th and last accused with murder in Kawal case |date=October 19, 2019|first=Mohd |last=Dilshad |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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Kawal | |
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Word | |
  Kawal Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Kawal Kawal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′0″N 77°51′0″E / 29.33333°N 77.85000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Muzaffarnagar |
| Block | Jansath |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-12 |
| Nearest town | Jansath |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bijnor |
| Website | up |
Kawal is a village in the Muzaffarnagar district of western Uttar Pradesh in northern India.[1] It lies between two rivers - the Ganges (Ganga) in the East and Yamuna in the West. It also lies between two branches of the Ganges Canal, an old canal of the River Ganges.
History[edit | edit source]
In 2013, a dispute between Hindus and Muslims in Kawal triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.[2] On 7 September 2013, over 150,000 people from the neighbouring states of Haryana and Delhi gathered in Kawal village for a "Jat Mahapanchayat", many of them carrying weapons. There had been allegations of a Muslim man harassing a Hindu girl followed by the murder of two young Jat men and a Muslim youth. The gathering was called to show solidarity of Hindu groups against Muslims. After the gathering, scores of vehicle carrying peacefully returning Jat youth were burned and many of the bodies were never recovered, as per estimate 23 tractors and 7 bikes were burned and washed away in Ganges till Bulandshahar but SDM of Jansat only reported 13 in his report to then CM and PM. Many of the victims reportedly killed were Gyanendra Singh (chairman of Nagar Panchayat Bhokhrahi), Udayveer Singh Rampal, Pratap Singh and Manoj from Rahmatpur village, Ajay Kumar of Rahmatpur, Sonveer Singh of Bhokhrahi and Brijpal of Baseda.[3] In other incidents , by 8 September, "over 50 people had already been murdered, a number of women allegedly raped, and several thousand people displaced.[4]". Girls from the village stopped going to school and requested then chief Minister of U.P. Akhilesh Yadav to provide alternate road to their school.[5] All 7 accused of the murder of the Jat boys have been awarded life imprisonments by Muzaffarnagar District court[6] in Feb 2019 while the counter-case towards the Jat men is still going and charges have framed.[7]
Geography[edit | edit source]
It is located at 29.33° N 77.85° E. It has an average elevation of 232 meters (761 feet) above Mean Sea Level (MSL).
Demographics[edit | edit source]
Its population is approximately 12,000. It is a very sensitive village in terms of both the communities.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)
- ↑ Indian troops fail to quell Hindu-Muslim riots
- ↑ "The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 6". IndiaFacts. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ Dixit, Neha. "Akhilesh Yadav in the family business". The Caravan. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ "The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 6". IndiaFacts. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ "Muzaffarnagar Riots: Seven Accused in Kawal Jats Murder Case Sentenced to Life Imprisonment". News18. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ Dilshad, Mohd (19 October 2019). "Muzaffarnagar riots: Court charges 6th and last accused with murder in Kawal case". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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