Hindu - Muslim Violence In New Dehli -- News Updates February 28, 2020

The Tribune: Four more deaths recorded at GTB Hospital, Delhi violence toll 42 now

148 FIRs registered, 630 people either arrested or detained

The death toll in the Delhi’s communal violence has gone up to 42 now with four more fatalities being recorded at the city’s GTB Hospital on Friday, officials said.

The situation has showed some signs of returning to normalcy and clouds of smoke cleared to reveal the extent of the damage from the worst riots in the city in over three decades.

As people gingerly stepped out for work and opened shops and other establishments in northeast Delhi, anxiety escalated outside the Guru Teg Bahadur(GTB) hospital where people waited outside the mortuary to receive the bodies of their loved ones.

Police and paramilitary personnel also maintained a strict vigil in view of Friday prayers at mosques.

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Hindu - Muslim Violence In New Dehli -- News Updates February 28, 2020

Indian police detain hundreds after Hindu-Muslim clashes in New Delhi -- Reuters
Delhi's Muslims pray under armed guard after week of riots -- The Guardian
Indian Muslims fear for the their lives after sectarian riots grip New Dehli -- ADW
In Delhi, two tales of one deadly riot -- AFP

Death Toll Rises To 38 In Religious Violence In India's Capital

Reuters: Death toll rises to 32 in religious violence in India's capital

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 32 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India’s capital New Delhi for decades as a heavy deployment of security forces brought an uneasy calm on Thursday, a police official said.

The violence began over a disputed new citizenship law on Monday but led to clashes between Muslims and Hindus in which hundreds were injured. Many suffered gunshot wounds, while arson, looting and stone-throwing has also taken place.

“The death count is now at 32,” Delhi police spokesman Anil Mittal said, adding the “entire area is peaceful now.”

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More News On the Growing Death Toll From Religious Violence In India's Capital

Indian capital hit by violence: All the latest updates -- Al Jazeera
Death toll from Delhi's worst riots in decades rises to 38 -- The Guardian
Tensions high in Delhi as death toll from riots rises to 38 -- AFP
Sporadic violence in Delhi as rioting death toll climbs -- France 24
At least 30 killed, 250+ wounded in Delhi riots over citizenship law as UN chief urges ‘maximum restraint’ -- RT
Delhi riots: Anger as judge critical of violence removed -- BBC
Indian Muslims fear for their lives after sectarian riots grip New Delhi -- DW
Deadly riots expose India's Hindu-Muslim divide -- AFP
New Delhi hit by worst violence in decades: What you need to know -- Al Jazeera

Death Toll From The Worst Religious Violence In Delhi In Decades Has Risen To 25

The Guardian: Delhi protests: death toll climbs amid worst religious violence for decades

Calls for army to be deployed as clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups show no sign of abating

The death toll from the worst religious violence in Delhi in decades has risen to 24, as Muslims fled from their homes and several mosques in the capital smouldered after being attacked by Hindu mobs.

The deathly clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups that began on Sunday continued into their forth consecutive day, with reports of early morning looting on some Muslim homes which had been abandoned out of fear.

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At least 25 killed in India violence: Latest updates -- Al Jazeera
Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip -- AP
Delhi riots: City tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes leave 23 dead -- BBC
India's Modi appeals for calm after deadly Delhi riots -- France 24
India PM Modi appeals for calm amid violence that's so far killed 22 -- UPI
A mob out for blood: India's protests pit Hindus against Muslims -- Reuters
India's Premier Modi appeals for calm after Delhi riots -- DW
Curfew call in Indian capital after death toll rises in sectarian clashes -- France 24
Mosque set on fire during Delhi's worst violence in decades -- Al Jazeera
Inside Delhi's night of horror -- BBC

New Delhi Rocked By Riots During President Donald Trump's India Visit

ABC News Online: New Delhi riots leave more than a dozen dead as unrest over citizenship law spills over during Donald Trump visit

More than a dozen people have been killed and hundreds injured in violent protests over a new citizenship law in India's capital New Delhi.

The clashes were the worst in the capital since unrest over the new law began in December.

An official at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in New Delhi said 13 people had died there and more than 150 injured people, many of them with bullet wounds, had been treated.

India's capital has been a focus of unrest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which makes it easier for non-Muslims from three neighbouring Muslim-dominated countries to gain Indian citizenship.

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More News On New Delhi Being Rocked By Riots During President Donald Trump's India Visit

Delhi clashes: Thirteen killed as Hindu and Muslim groups clash -- BBC
More than a dozen killed, hundreds injured as New Delhi riots overshadow Trump visit -- Reuters
Delhi rocked by deadly protests during Donald Trump's India visit -- The Guardian
Deadly violence rocks New Delhi as Trump praises Modi on ‘religious freedom’ -- France 24
India protesters disappointed by Trump's support for Modi -- DW
Mosque set on fire as violent protests continue across New Delhi -- Al Jazeera

Widespread Protests Continue In India Despite Ban On Public Gatherings

CNN: Three dead in widespread protests across India despite bans on public gatherings

Deadly protests erupted in at least 15 cities in India Thursday, despite strict bans on public gatherings in several areas, as public anger over a controversial new citizenship law considered by many to be discriminatory against Muslims continues to build.

At least three people died in the violence, as thousands took to streets across the country. Two people died from injuries sustained during a protest in the city of Mangalore, in the southern state of Karnataka, a senior doctor at the Highland Hospital told CNN. One more person died from firearm injuries during a protest in Lucknow, the capital of northern Uttar Pradesh state, according to a senior doctor at the King George Medical University in the city.

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1,200 detained in India amid ban on citizenship law protests -- AP
India Bans Public Protests as Part of Sweeping Effort to End Unrest Over Citizenship Law -- Time/Bloomberg
Citizenship Act protests: Three dead and thousands held in India -- BBC
Protests Banned Across India After All Hell Breaks Loose -- Zero Hedge
As deadly protests grow in India, many fear democracy is being eroded -- CBS

India's Citizenship Law Triggers Mass Protests And Violence

The Guardian: Indian students join fierce protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law

Campus protests take place across country, as alleged police brutality fuels anger

Intense protests against a divisive Indian citizenship law that excludes Muslims have spread to university campuses across the country, fuelled by a brutal police crackdown on a demonstration in Delhi at the weekend.

Police entered the Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) campus in the capital on Sunday and detained more than 100 students, beating activists in the street and firing teargas. JMI was shut on Monday, as were nearby schools and offices, after barricades and buses were set alight during the protest.

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More News On The Unrest And Violence Over India's Citizenship Law

India citizenship law protests: All the latest updates -- Al Jazeera
Across India, opposition building against citizenship law -- AP
India citizenship law protests spread across campuses -- Reuters
Police storm campuses, crack down on protests against Indian citizenship law -- France 24
Six dead in protests against Indian citizenship law -- AFP
Citizenship Amendment Act: India PM Modi appeals for calm as protests grow -- BBC
India: Massive protests against citizenship law -- DW
India police storm Jamia, AMU to break citizenship law protests -- Al Jazeera
Indian Prime Minister Modi calls for peace amid widening protests -- UPI
In India, students at forefront of fresh protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law -- SCMP/DPA
India grapples with protest violence after government announces non-Muslim citizenship rule -- FOX News
India's Citizenship Law Triggers Mass Protests And Violence As Modi Calls For Peace -- NPR
‘Deeply distressing’ to see violent riots against citizenship bill aimed at shielding victims of persecution outside India – Modi -- RT
Why protests are erupting in India over a new citizenship law -- Zena Chamas and wires, ABC News Online
Citizenship Amendment Bill: India's new 'anti-Muslim' law explained -- BBC

Caste Riots Turn Deadly In India

Sydney Morning Herald: Riots turn deadly in India as Patel clan demands inclusion in government quotas

Ahmedabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for calm after a rally that drew half a million members of a powerful clan resulted in a night of rioting that left six dead and dozens of buses and police stations torched.

Protesters from the influential Patel, or Patidar, community gathered on Tuesday to demand inclusion in government programs for the disadvantaged, but the demonstration erupted into mob violence, as agitators threw stones, battled police and set a state minister's home ablaze.

WNU Editor: The Indian government is clearly worried that this will spread .... India just turned off mobile internet for 63 million citizens amid protests in Ahmedabad (The Next Web).

More News On Caste Riots Turning Deadly In India

Riots Break Out in India Over a Dominant Caste’s Attempt to Gain ‘Backward’ Status -- Time
Clashes Erupt Amid Caste Protests in India -- AP
India’s Modi appeals for calm after night of rioting: ‘Violence will not benefit anyone’ -- Washington Post
A prosperous clan in India rallies for government aid, sparking violence -- Washington Post
India's Modi urges calm, imposes curfew in Gujarat after protest -- Reuters
India Deploys Security Forces in Gujarat After Caste Protests Turned Violent -- WSJ
Half-million members of powerful Indian clan clash with police, demand end to affirmative action -- RT
Hardik Patel: Face of Gujarat caste protests -- BBC

India Rocked By Sectarian Killings In Assam State

Assam Killings Take On Ethnic Hue: Over 70 Killed In Bodo Attacks, 250 Missing

The violence in Assam took on an ethnic hue on Wednesday, a day after armed Bodo rebels gunned down more than 70 Adivasis and injured 15 in orchestrated attacks in different parts of the state.

Police officials said the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) — the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland — carried out the attacks in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts lasting about three hours on Tuesday evening. The militants killed 37 people in Sonitpur, and 27 in Kokrajhar, including 18 children and 21 women.

Three persons were killed in police firing on Wednesday morning when angry Adivasis, armed with bows and arrows, attacked police stations in Sonitpur. Three more were killed when an Adivasi mob attacked Bodo villages in Chirang district.

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Centre, state launch all-out offensive against militant group that carried out deadly Assam attack -- Times of India
India attack: Suspected rebels kill dozens in Assam -- BBC
Militants Kill Dozens in Northeast India Attacks -- WSJ
Curfew imposed after separatist rebels kill at least 63 in northeast India -- AP
Northeast India massacre triggers violence -- Al Jazeera
Rebel attacks in India kill 51, spark violent protests -- Reuters
India to Deploy 5000 Troops to Assam After String of Attacks -- NYT
Tribal militant attacks kill at least 63 in northeast India, police say -- CNN
63 dead in Indian rebel attacks -- Irish Independent
Dozens killed in rebel attack on tribal villages in India’s Assam state -- Euronews
India: Assam violence escalates, 68 killed -- World Bulletin
Protests break out in Assam against Bodo militant attack -- The Hindu

Tribal Separatists Blamed For Massacres Of Indian Muslims In Assam State

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Indian Muslims Flee Homes After Rebel Massacres in Assam -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Dozens of Muslim families fled their homes in India’s northeastern Assam state where soldiers were deployed to keep order after masked tribal militants gunned down at least 32 villagers, mostly women and children.

About 300 refugees were living at a relief camp set up about five kilometers (3 miles) from the worst-hit villages in Baksa district, Khagen Sarma, Assam’s director-general of police, said by telephone from Guwahati today. Some of the victims bodies were pulled out of a river near the villages, S.N. Singh, Assam’s inspector general of police for law and order, said in a phone interview while updating the death toll.

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Army Deployed After Rebels Gun Down 27 Muslims in India’s Assam -- Bloomberg Businessweek
India Arrests 22 After Attackers Kill 29 Muslims -- AP
Dozens of Muslims killed in ethnic violence in north-east India -- The Guardian
India urges calm after at least 32 Muslims killed -- Global Post/AFP
Soldiers patrol northeast India after 35 Muslims killed -- AFP
Assam govt mulls arming Muslims in Bodo areas -- Times of India
Violence in Assam has deep roots -- Gulf News

Religious Riots In Northern India Kill 31

Religious Riots Kill 31 In India, Political Parties Trade Blame -- Reuters

(Reuters) - India's political parties blamed each other for religious riots that killed at least 31 people and forced hundreds to flee their homes this weekend, in a sign of rising tension between Hindus and Muslims ahead of a general election due by May.

Police evacuated Hindu and Muslim villagers on Monday in the district of Muzaffarnagar, 130 km (80 miles) northeast of New Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh, at the centre of some of the worst communal violence in years.

Some locals, fearful after attackers beat children and burned property, hid in fields and police stations, or fled in ox carts and tractors on Sunday. State security official Kamal Saxena said 31 people were killed, with some fighting also breaking out in a neighbouring district.

"We are on a high alert and curfew will remain in parts of Muzaffarnagar city, while security forces are doing regular rounds in the affected villages," said deputy police chief Arun Kumar.

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Death Toll Rises in Northern India Clash -- Wall Street Journal
India Deploys Hundreds of Security Forces in Uttar Pradesh -- New York Times
Army deployed in India's Muzaffarnagar after clashes -- BBC
Sectarian Riots Spread in North India, 28 Killed -- ABC News/AP
Thousands of Indian troops deployed after clashes -- West Australian/AFP
Indian media: Violence in Muzaffarnagar -- BBC
31 killed in communal clashes in northern India -- Xinhaunet
India Imposes Curfews in Bid to Curtail Sectarian Bloodshed in Uttar Pradesh -- Time
Muzaffarnagar clashes: UP on edge, Akhilesh govt struggles to contain riots -- Times of India

Ethnic Violence Continues In The Indian State Of Assam

India Sends More Troops To Strife-Torn Assam -- Al Jazeera

Federal government orders more troops to be sent to the three worst-hit districts to quell ethnic strife.

Indian authorities have rushed more troops to quell ethnic violence in a remote northeastern state where dozens of people have been killed over the past week and villagers are frightened to return to their burned-out homes.

On Thursday, Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met with Bodo and Muslim leaders in an effort to defuse tensions and restore peace, while the federal government ordered more troops to be sent to the three worst-hit districts, Kokrajhar, Dibrugarh and Chirang.

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Assam violence continues, CM blames Centre -- IBN Live
Assam violence: Army came 48 hours after SOS? Top 10 developments -- NDTV
Assam riots: Violence worst crisis, Army arrived late, says CM Tarun Gogoi -- Economic Times
Assam violence: Despite Army flag march, toll rises to 45 -- Indian Express
Riots took Assam by surprise: CM Tarun Gogoi -- Hindustan Times
Assam toll 50; Gogoi points fingers at Centre -- ZEE News
Assam riots: BJP blames illegal immigrants -- Times of India
Assam Chief Minister Gogoi says state violence easing -- BBC

Sectarian Violence Grips The Indian State Of Assam

Nineteen Dead, 50,000 Flee As Violence Grips Assam -- Times Of India/Reuters

REUTERS: Thousands of people have fled their homes in Assam after fighting between Bodos and Muslim settlers killed at least 19 people, wounded many more, and left villages in flames, police said on Monday.

Police were forced to fire warning shots to disperse armed groups that were moving between jungle hamlets on Monday, setting fire to bamboo houses, police and aid workers in the area told Reuters. Soldiers and federal paramilitary forces were patrolling remote districts.

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Thousands flee rioting in Indian state of Assam -- BBC
Army out in Kokrajhar as riot toll touches 19 -- Times of India
Tens of thousands flee northeast Indian villages as ethnic clashes leave at least 18 dead -- Washington Post/AP
30,000 flee clashes in northeast India: police -- AFP
Horror in Assam: Ethnic strife claims 19 lives at Pratapkhat train station -- Daily Mail
Tens of Thousands Flee Clashes in Northeast India -- Voice of America
Muslim-Bodo mistrust exists for many decades -- Times of India