Hojai massacre
Hajoi massacre (হোজাই গণহত্যাকাণ্ড) refers to the massacre of Bengali Hindu refugee settlers from East Pakistan in Hajoi in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam.[1] More than hundred Bengali Hindus were killed in the massacre. Assamese Hindus attacked Bengali Hindus and massacred them. The incident started with a tiff between a photo shop owner and a customer.[2]
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| Location | Hojai, Hojai district, Assam, India |
| Date | July 1993 (UTC+5:30) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre and Ethnic cleansing |
| Weapons | Guns, spears, swords, scythes, bows and arrows |
| Deaths | more than 100 |
| Perpetrators | Assamese mobs |
References
- Bhaumik, Subir (2009-12-10). Troubled Periphery: The Crisis of India's North East. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9788132104797.
- Kaur, Manvinder (1999). Challenges to Secularism in India: The Constitutional Ideal, Political Process, and Prospects. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788176291835.
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