1989 Bhagalpur violence

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The Bhagalpur violence of 1989 took place between Hindus and Muslims in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. The violence started on 24 October 1989, and the violent incidents continued for 2 months, affecting the Bhagalpur city and 250 villages around it. The victims were mainly Muslims. Over 1,000 people were killed (around 900 of which were Muslims), and another 50,000 were displaced as a result of the violence. Alternative sources place the casualty figure at nearly 2,000, with a PUDR report stating that 93% of the victims were Muslim. It was the worst instance of Hindu-Muslim violence in independent India at the time.

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