Name/Place Date Location Deaths Notes Massacres after the battle of Panipat 1761 Panipat 40,000-70,000 Hindu Maratha [1][2] About 22,000 Hindu women and young children enslaved Massacres by General Neill June–July 1857 Allahabad, Kanpur and surrounding areas Thousands of Indian mutineers, suspected rebels and civilians[3] The massacres at Allahabad took place before the Bibighar massacre; the ones at Kanpur after it Satichaura Ghat massacre 27 June 1857 Kanpur Around 200 British men[4] Massacre by Nana Sahibs forces Bibighar massacre 15 July 1857 Kanpur Around 200 British women and children[5] The victims were prisoners under Nana Sahibs forces. The massacre was carried out by a group of butchers, but who ordered it remains unclear. Jhokan Bagh massacre 8 June 1857 Jhansi European officers, their wives and children (60 Europeans) Some of the sepoys of the 12th Bengal Native Infantry were responsible for the massacre Jhansi massacre 3–4 April 1858 Jhansi Majority of the population, ~5,000 killed, after rebel city Jhansi was captured by British forces commanded by Sir Hugh Rose.[6] After the city was captured street fighting continued into the following day and no quarter was given, even to women and children. No maudlin clemency was to mark the fall of the city wrote Thomas Lowe.[7] Kuka(Namdhari) massacre at Malerkotla 17-18 January 1872 Malerkotla ~65 Kuka(Namdhari) Killed Mr. Cowan(the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana) and Mr.Forsyth(the Commissioner of Ambala) ordered the Namdharis to be blown away with guns, without any trial, on 17 and 18 January 1872 respectively.[8] Jallianwala Bagh massacre 13 April 1919 Amritsar 379-1,000 Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs British Police open fire on protesting group of people. Moplah Rebellion 1922 Malabar, Kerala 2,337-10,000 Hindus. Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre 23 April 1930 Peshawar 400-700 Hindu - Muslims By British Police Massacre by Muslims on call by Muslim League Partition riots in Rawalpindi March 1947 Rawalpindi Estimated 5000 mostly Sikhs Massacre by Muslims on call by Muslim League After 15 August 1947 (Independent India) Partition of India 1947 Punjab Estimated 1 million on both sides Massacre of Sikhs and Hindus by Muslims in West Punjab and of Muslims by Sikhs and Hindus in East Punjab Hyderabad massacre of 1948 1948 Hyderabad 27 - 40,000 killed.[9] Massacre of Muslims.[9] 1969 Gujarat riots 1969 Gujarat 660 Hindu-Muslim riots; 430 Muslims killed Turkman gate demolition and rioting 1976 Delhi officially 6, unofficially 150 killed by police (nearly all Muslims)[10] Killing of Delhi residents who refused to move residence. Marichjhapi incident January 31, 1979 West Bengal Official figures 2, Hindustan Times quotes 50 to 1000 Killing of refugees who came from East Pakistan Moradabad riots 1980 Uttar Pradesh Officially 400; unofficial estimates as high as 2500.[11] Started as a Muslim-Police conflict; later turned into a Hindu-Muslim riot Mandai massacre 1980 Tripura 255-500 Bengali Hindu refugees [12] Nellie massacre 18 February 1983 Assam 2,191 Muslims Train Passenger massacre I (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 23 February 1984 Punjab 11 Hindus 1984 anti-Sikh riots 31 October - 4 November 1984 Delhi 2,700-4,000 (nearly all Sikhs) Rioting by Indian National Congress Party members after Assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards Hondh-Chillar massacre (part of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres) 2 November 1984 Hondh-Chillar, Haryana 32 Sikhs Rioting by Indian National Congress Party members after Assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards Desri Ground massacre (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 28 March 1986 Ludhiana, Punjab 13 Hindus Mallian massacre (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 29 March 1986 Jalandhar, Punjab 20 Hindu labourers Bus Passenger massacre III (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 25 July 1986 Mukatsar, Punjab 15 Hindus Bus Passenger massacre IV (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 30 November 1986 Khudda, Punjab 24 Hindus Hashimpura massacre 22 May 1987 Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 42 Muslims Bus Passenger massacre V (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) July 1987 Fatehbad, Haryana 80 Hindus Jagdev Kalan massacre(part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 6 August 1987 Punjab 13 Hindus Rajbah massacre (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 31 March 1988 Punjab 18 Hindus belonging to 1 family Bhagalpur riots October 1989 Bhagalpur, Bihar 1,070 mostly Muslims Ethnic cleansing of Hindu Pandits 1990s Kashmir 219-399 Hindus 140,000 to 192,000 Hindus were forced to abandon their ancestral land.[13][13][14] Gawakadal massacre 20 January 1990 Srinagar, Kashmir 35 Muslims Firing on procession by Indian CRPF Rajbah massacre (part of the List of terrorist incidents in Punjab (India)) 31 March 1988 Punjab 18 Hindus belonging to 1 family Train Passenger massacre II (part of the 1991 Punjab killings) 15 June 1988 Ludhiana, Punjab 80 ( mostly Hindus) Train Passenger massacre III (part of the 1991 Punjab killings) December 1988 Ludhiana, Punjab 49 ( mostly Hindus) Bombay Riots December 1992 - January 1993 Mumbai 575 Muslims, 275 Hindus, 45 unknown and 5 others Sopore massacre 6 January 1993 Sopore, Kashmir 55 Muslims Firing on procession by Indian BSF 1997 Laxmanpur Bathe massacre 1 December 1997 Arwal District, Bihar 58 Upper caste Ranvir Sena enter village at night and kill 58 Dalits 1998 Wandhama massacre 25 January 1998 Wandhama, Jammu and Kashmir 23 Hindus Terrorist groups 1998 Prankote massacree 17 April 1998 Jammu and Kashmir 26 Hindus 1998 Chapnari massacre 19 June 1998 Chapnari, Jammu and Kashmir 25 Hindus Terrorist groups 1998 Chamba massacre 3 August 1998 Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh 35 Hindus Communal Riots Chittisinghpura massacre 20 March 2000 Chittisinghpura, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir 36 Sikhs Terrorist groups Gourangatilla massacre[15] 2000 Tripura 16 non-tribal Hindus By Christian extremist. Part of Christian terrorism in Tripura Bagber massacre[15] 20 May 2000 Tripura 25 non-tribal Hindus By Christian extremist. Part of Christian terrorism in Tripura Tripura Tribal massacre (Part of Christian terrorism in Tripura) 1999-2000 Tripura 20 tribal Hindus Includes murder of tribal Hindu spiritual leader Shanti Kali,[16] and Hindu religious leader Labh Kumar Jamatia.[17] Nanoor massacre 27 July 2000 West Bengal 11 labourers 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre 1 August 2000 Jammu and Kashmir 30 (Hindu pilgrims) Terrorist groups 2001 Kishtwar massacre 3 August 2001 Jammu and Kashmir 19 Hindus Terrorist groups Godhra train burning 27 February 2002 Godhra 58 Hindus Hindu passengers burnt alive[18][19] 2002 Gujarat violence 28 February 2002 Ahmedabad 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus were killed Communal Violence Gulbarg Society massacre (part of the 2002 Gujarat violence) 28 February 2002 Ahmedabad 69 (mostly Muslim) Riots between Hindus and Muslims after Sabarmati Express is set afire at Godhra railway station by mob of Muslims[20] Naroda Patiya massacre (part of the 2002 Gujarat violence)| 28 February 2002 Naroda, Ahmedabad 97 Muslims[21][22] Riots between Hindus and Muslims after Sabarmati Express is set afire at Godhra railway station by Muslims[20] Raghunath Hindu temple massacre I (part of 2002 Raghunath temple attacks) 30 March 2002 Jammu & Kashmir 11 killed, 20 injured (mostly Hindu devotees) Terrorist groups 2002 Qasim Nagar massacre 13 July 2002 Jammu and Kashmir 29 Hindus Communal violence Akshardham Temple attack 24 September 2002 Gujarat 29 killed, 79 injured (mostly Hindu devotees) Terrorist groups Raghunath Hindu temple massacre II (part of 2002 Raghunath temple attacks) 24 November 2002 Jammu & Kashmir 14 killed, 45 injured (mostly Hindu devotees) Terrorist groups 2003 Nadimarg Massacre 23 March 2002 Jammu and Kashmir 24 Hindus Terrorist groups 2002 Kaluchak massacre 14 May 2002 Jammu and Kashmir 31 Terrorist groups attack Tourist bus and Armys family quarter attacked. Marad Massacre May 2003 Kerala 8 killed, 58 injured - All Hindu Fishermen Planned Attack by Muslim Group. 2006 Varanasi bombings March 2006 Uttar Pradesh 28 killed, 101 injured -Devotees of Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple targeted Terrorist attack Hindu temple. Doda massacre 30 April 2006 Jammu & Kashmir 35 Hindus Terrorist groups Tumudibandh massacre (part of the Murder of Swami Lakshmanananda) August 2008 Orissa 5 Hindus By Christian extremists Kandhamal riots August 2008 Orissa 42[23] Mumbai massacre 26 November 2008 Mumbai 164 11 coordinated attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists; casualties include people of various nationalities, and Israeli victims were reportedly tortured before being killed. 2010 Dantewada bus bombing 17 May 2010 Chhattisgarh 76 Maoist terrorist attacked civilian bus 2010 Deganga riots 6 September 2010 North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Attack on Hindu by Muslim mobs led by Haji Nurul Islam 23 houses ransacked,250 shops had been looted during the several days of rioting,while 50 houses had been burned and 5 temples desecrated. 2012 Assam violence July 2012 Assam 77 deaths Communal violence between Bodos (Tribal, Christian & Hindu faith) and Muslims 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley 25 May 2013 Chhattisgarh 28 28 people from a Congress Party motorcade 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots 25 August 2013 - 17 September 2013 Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh 49 Muslims killed Approximately 50,000 Muslim people have been displaced from their homes 2013 Canning riots 21 February 2013 Canning subdivision, West Bengal burned down over 200 Hindu homes by Muslim mobs, injuring several Hindus Approximately 2000 Hindu people have been displaced from their homes The state government announced a compensation of ₹10,000 to each of the 93 families displaced by the violence. 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