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During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
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2002 Gujarat violence
Sectarian violence in the Indian state
On 28 February 2002, a three-day period of inter-communal violence began in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The burning of a train in Godhra the day before, which caused the deaths of 58 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya, is cited as having instigated the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Naroda Patiya massacre
Massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots
The Naroda Patiya massacre took place on 28 February 2002 at Naroda, in Ahmedabad, India, during the 2002 Gujarat riots. 97 Muslims were killed by a mob of approximately 5,000 people, organised by the Bajrang Dal, a wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, and allegedly supported by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gulbarg Society massacre
Massacre of a Muslim neighbourhood in Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat Riots
The Gulbarg Society massacre took place on 28 February 2002, during the 2002 Gujarat riots, when a crowd started stone pelting the Gulbarg Society, a Muslim neighbourhood in the eastern part of Chamanpura, Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. Most of the houses were burnt,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)