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The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta, India.

Bijon Setu massacre

1982 murder of monks and a nun in India

The Bijon Setu massacre was the killing and burning of 16 sadhus and a sadhvi of Ananda Marga, at Bijon Setu, West Bengal, India, on 30 April 1982. Although the attacks were carried out in broad daylight, no arrests were ever made. After repeated calls for a formal judicial…
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Kolkata

Capital of West Bengal, India

Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern…
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