1984 Bhiwandi riot explained

1984 Bhiwandi riot
Date:	1984 May
Place:	Bhiwandi, India
Goals:	Hindu-Muslim conflicts,
Fatalities:	278 were killed and 1,118 were wounded.

The 1984 Bhiwandi riot was a Hindu-Muslim riot that occurred in May 1984 in and around Bhiwandi town in Indian state of Maharashtra. It left 146 people dead and over 600 injured.^{[1] [2]} On 17 May 1984, riots broke out in industrial belt from Bombay, Thane, and Bhiwandi. In all, 278 were killed and 1,118 were wounded.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• A HORROR STORY IN INDIA: SURVIVORS TELL OF ATTACK

Notes and References

1. Book: Ghosh, Srikanta. Indian Democracy Derailed Politics and Politicians. 22 September 1997. APH Publishing. 9788170248668.
2. News: Bhiwandi riots: Four held from Malegaon. The Indian Express. 20 July 2006 .
3. Book: Asgharali Engineer

   . Communal Riots in Post-independence India. Asgharali Engineer . Asgharali Engineer. Universities Press. 1991. 8173701024 . 330 .

4. Book: Hansen, Thomas Blom. Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. 978-0-691-08840-2. 2001. bhi84.