V-W_dataset_1950-1995_Oct_2004_YEARMONTHMONTH_BY_NDAYCOUNTRYSTATESTATECODEKEYDISTRICTTOWN_CITYVILLAGEKILLEDINJUREDARRESTSDURATION_ISOURCESOURCE_DATREPORTED_CLOCAL_PRECLINK_MADE_OFFICIALSOFFICIALS_POLICE_VS_DALIT_MUSLTYPE_OF_POCODING_QUEPROBABLE_CRELIABILITNOTES1950January18IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195001LucknowLucknow8151Times of India6-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoYes-Strong Likelihood4Lucknow, January 9: Eight persons were injured in incidents following a quarrel between two boys and a passer-by in the Aminabad area, Lucknows main shopping centre, this afternoon. Some shops were also damaged. The situation has now been brought under control and armed police are patrolling the area. About 8p.m., a group of persons attacked a row of shops in Hazratganj, a business centre in the Civil Lines, and smashed show-cases and looted goods. The police rushed to the scene and arrested about 15 persons.TOI Jan 10, 19501950January129IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195001Saugor16121Times of India2/2/50AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoDefinite Case5It is reported that cow slaughter by some butchers was the cause of this clash.1950February28IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195002BareillyBareilly1881Times of India10-Feb-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoYes-Strong Likelihood4Lucknow, February 9: Save for a minor incident yesterday afternoon Bareilly has continued to remain quiet, according to official reports received here this evening.states a communique issued tonight by the sub-committee of the State Press Consultative Committee. The communique added: The curfew could not be lifted at ten p.m. last night , but was extended till eight a.m. It was reimposed at 12 noon. Intensive patrolling by the army and the P.A. continued. Seventy-eight persons were arrested for breach of the curfew yesterday out of whom 70 were convicted. Today 118 people were convicted and ordered to pay fines ranging from Rs.5 to 25 each. Among other incidents today was the pulling of the alarm chain of a train at the outer signal of the railway station.TOI Feb 10, 19501950February29IndiaWest BengalWBWB195002CalcuttaCalcutta3941254Times of India10th,11th, 16th FebPreviousViolence (Communal)UnknownnoDefinite Case5riots in response to attacks on Hs in East Pak2 killed and 38 injured on the 9th1 killed and 56 wounded and 125 arrested on the 10thsituation reported as returning to normal by the 15th.1950February2IndiaAssamASAS195002GoalparaCauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNoChief Minister, Forest Minister, visited areas.noMilitaryYes-Strong Likelihood4There was a sudden and widespread outburst of mass violence in the northern part of the Goalpara district of Assam in the last week of February. Grevious damage was done to the property of members of the minority community before military aid was rushed to the spot. Mass violence noted took the form of setting fire to villages and driving unfortunate victims to railway lines.1950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003AligarhAligarh6401852Times of India6-Mar-50PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)UnknownnoDefinite Case5Aligarh, March 3: Communal disturbances broke out this evening in some parts of the city when a boy threw coloured water on a passer-by. Curfew has been imposed on the city and armed patrols are moving about.TOI March 4, 1950Aligarh, March 5.Five persons were killed and 40 injured in communal disturbances here on Saturday.There were many cases of looting and arson. Houses and shops were set on fire. Two persons travelling by the 139 Up Agra-Delhi Passenger were killed by rioters when the train halted at a signal awaiting clearance of the line.The District Magistrate applied a 24-hour curfew and 125 persons were arrested for breach of the curfew order. About 60 persons were also taken into custody for rioting.Times of India, March 6, 1950Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Lucknow, March 9: The Uttar Pradesh Government have levied a collective fine of Rs.4,500 on the Hindu and Muslim inhabitants of certain localities in Aligarh as a seuqel to the communal disturbances there during the Holi celebrations.Proposals to levy collective fines at Moradabad and Bareilly ehre disturbances occurred last week are under consideration of the State Government.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003PilibhitPilibhit72001Times of India6-Mar-50PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Pilibhit, March 5.Rioting started in the city yesterday, when a Holi procession passing through a mohalla, was attacked with brickbats, resulting in injury to seven persons. The trouble then spread to other localities. The authorities took prompt action to quell the riots.A few cases of arsons and looting have been reported. Over 200 arrests have been effected and orders under Section 144 C.P.C. has been promulgated for a month. Curfew has been imposed in the town.Times of India, March 6, 1950Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003LucknowLucknow1Times of India6-Mar-50PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Aligarh, March 5.Five persons were killed and 40 injured in communal disturbances here on Saturday.There were many cases of looting and arson. Houses and shops were set on fire. Two persons travelling by the 139 Up Agra-Delhi Passenger were killed by rioters when the train halted at a signal awaiting clearance of the line.The District Magistrate applied a 24-hour curfew and 125 persons were arrested for breach of the curfew order. About 60 persons were also taken into custody for rioting.Times of India, March 6, 1950Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Lucknow, March 9: The Uttar Prades Government have levied a collective fine of Rs.4,500 on the Hindu and Muslim inhabitants of certain localities in Aligarh as a seuqel to the communal disturbances there during the Holi celebrations.Proposals to levy collective fines at Moradabad and Bareilly ehre disturbances occurred last week are under consideration of the State Government.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003BareillyBareilly5356001Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003AligarhAligarh7401252Times of India6-Mar-50PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)UnknownnoDefinite Case5Aligarh, March 3: Communal disturbances broke out this evening in some parts of the city when a boy threw coloured water on a passer-by. Curfew has been imposed on the city and armed patrols are moving about.TOI March 4, 1950Aligarh, March 5.Five persons were killed and 40 injured in communal disturbances here on Saturday.There were many cases of looting and arson. Houses and shops were set on fire. Two persons travelling by the 139 Up Agra-Delhi Passenger were killed by rioters when the train halted at a signal awaiting clearance of the line.The District Magistrate applied a 24-hour curfew and 125 persons were arrested for breach of the curfew order. About 60 persons were also taken into custody for rioting.Times of India, March 6, 1950Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Lucknow, March 9: The Uttar Pradesh Government have levied a collective fine of Rs.4,500 on the Hindu and Muslim inhabitants of certain localities in Aligarh as a seuqel to the communal disturbances there during the Holi celebrations.Proposals to levy collective fines at Moradabad and Bareilly ehre disturbances occurred last week are under consideration of the State Government.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003BareillyPilibhit6001Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003MoradabadMoradabad1Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003ShahjahanpurShahjahanpur1Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March34IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003General total for Moradabad, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Moradabad and Aligarh is 68killed and 2000 arrested.Minus total for individual cities.5713001Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 19501950March35IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195003Katni21401Times of India6-Mar-13PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)OtherNonoDefinite Case5A communal riot broke out over the throwing of colored water during Holi celebrations. A number of shops were looted and some burnt.1950March35IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195003GwaliorGwalior252Times of IndiaMarch 6,7 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)OtherNonoDefinite Case5A party celebrating Holi threw colored water on some persons who objected to it, and this resulted in a clash. There were stabbings and arsons and curfew was imposed.1950March312IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195003Nagpur121Times of India13-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoAhmedabad March 13: Three cases of stabbing, two of which proved fatal, have been reported in the city today. The police are patrolling the affected areas. Nagpur: following an incident on Monday evening, in which one person died of stab wounds and two were injured, one seriously, in the city area, police patrols were strengthened and curfew rigidly enforced in certain specified parts of the city on Monday night. Lucknow, according to reports received here1950March313IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195003Nagpur121501Times of India16-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownYesnoDefinite Case5NAGPUR, March 14: More than 150 persons have been areested in Nagpur and an order under Sec 144 cpc has been promulgated. A nine hour curfew has also been imposed... following a stabbing incident last night in which 1 person was killed and 2 were seriously injured.There has been some tension in the city since last Sunday when communal disturbances occurred at Kamptee, some 10 miles from here. About 500 Muslim families from Kamptee came to Nagpur and it is understood this gave rise to rumors and created further tension in the city.1950March313IndiaGujaratGUGU195003AhmadabadAhmadabad211Times of India15-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4AHMEDABAD, March 13: Three cases of stabbing of which two proved fatal were reported in the city today. The police are patrolling the affected areas. --- P.T.I.1950March314IndiaAndhraPradeshAPAP195003Khairatabad area of Hyderabad city201Times of India16-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNoM.K. Vellodi (CM), S.N. Reddy (Commissioner of Police)noYes-Strong Likelihood4Secunderabad: Disturbances were reported in Khairatabad on Tuesday night, resulting in injuries to 20 persons. On receipt of information, Vellodi and Reddy reached the spot and the situation was brought under control. Congress and Jamaat-ul-Ulema workers also helped restoring law and order. Many goondas have been arrested. --- U.P.I.1950March314IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195003Nagpur211Times of IndiaCauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoAhmedabad March 13: Three cases of stabbing, two of which proved fatal, have been reported in the city today. The police are patrolling the affected areas. Nagpur: following an incident on Monday evening, in which one person died of stab wounds and two were injured, one seriously, in the city area, police patrols were strengthened and curfew rigidly enforced in certain specified parts of the city on Monday night. Lucknow, according to reports received here1950March315IndiaGujaratGUGU195003KairaUmrethTimes of India17-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoDefinite Case5KAIRA PRECAUTIONSAhmedabad: An order under Section 144 cpc was promulgated on Wednesday for two weeks in Umreth, a town in Kaira district. There was communal tension there after a house was set on fire. Several arrests were effected and armed police were patrolling the streets.1950March316IndiaGujaratGUGU195003Vadodara (Baroda)Vadodara (Baroda)1101Times of India18-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNoS. Benjamin (District Collector), B.C. Shah (DSP)noHome GuardsDefinite Case5There were disturbances at Mangal Bazaar in which one man was stabbed to death and another injured. The DC and the DSP are making on the spot investigations. The Police assisted by the Home Guards are patrolling the area, and a three day curfew has been promulgated.1950March317IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003AgraAgra1Times of India19-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoYes-Strong Likelihood4Agra, March 18: A dusk-to-dawn curfew was enforced yesterday in Agra for...days following a minor incident. Two arson cases were reported last night, but the Municipal Fire Brigade promptly controlled the fires.Precautionary measures have been taken and armed police have been posted at strategic points. The situation this morning was normal.TOI March 19, 19501950March318IndiaWestBengalWBWB19500324 ParganasKhardah361Times of India21-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4CALCUTTA, March 19: In an incident in Khardah (24 Parganas) last night, about 14 miles from Calcutta, three persons were killed and six injured. A number of huts in a local bustee were burnt.The same night in a similar incident in Dum Dum, about six miles from here, two persons were killed and two injured. A number of shops and houses were looted. The police soon arrived on the spot and brought the situation under control.1950March318IndiaWestBengalWBWB19500324 parganasDum Dum221Times of India21-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4CALCUTTA, March 19: In an incident in Khardah (24 Parganas) last night, about 14 miles from Calcutta, three persons were killed and six injured. A number of huts in a local bustee were burnt.The same night in a similar incident in Dum Dum, about six miles from here, two persons were killed and two injured. A number of shops and houses were looted. The police soon arrived on the spot and brought the situation under control.1950March319IndiaDelhiDEDE195003Delhi21932Times of IndiaMarch 21, 23, 1950PreviousViolence (Communal)Speech by religious/political leaderNonoArmed PoliceDefinite Case5The Hindu Mahasabha held a meeting at the Ramlila grounds, in connection with the events in East Bengal. Certain persons, on their way back from the meeting, made stray assaults on passers-by in the Turkman Gate and Chauri Bazar areas. The trouble lasted for a few minutes only and was immediately localized. A large contingent of armed police is patrolling the area to prevent trouble from spreading.A report on the 23rd states that apart from a stray case of stabbing in a locality near the Delhi railway station, the city continued to be normal.1950March321IndiagujaratMAMA195003DohadDohad141Times of India23-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4DOHAD, March 22: One person was killed in a riot here last night and four persons received injuries. Additional police were rushed from Godhra and by midnight the situation was under control. An order banning the assembly of five or more persons has been promulgated.1950March323IndiaAndhraPradeshAPAP195003GulbargaYadgir5331Times of India27-Mar-50OtherDemonstrationNonoDefinite Case5The trouble started over some posters pasted in the town which caused offence to a section of the population. Some of these posters were found on the walls of the local high school and the pupils took objection to them. As a protest, they took out a procession, but on their way, when they had reached the butchers locality, stones were thrown at them. By this time, some adult members had also joined the procession, and a clash ensued. As news of this spread in the town, there was general rioting with serious cases of arson and looting.1950March326IndiaWestBengalWBWB195003HooghlyRishra16541Times of India28-Mar-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoDefinite Case5There were also several cases of arson and looting. The cause and precipitating event have not been specified in the lengthy report.1950March3IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003ShahjahanpurVillages in distict1Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 1950Lucknow: Though no incidents have been reported from Shahjahanpur for the last three days, a few cases of arson have been reported from Kheri, a town in the adjacent district of Lakhimpur. Collective fines have been imposed on some villages in Shahjehanpur district by the local authorities.TOI March 20, 19501950March3IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195003Lakhimpurunknownunknown1Times of IndiaMarch 6,9 1950PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5Lucknow, March 6: The situation in four towns in the Uttar Pradesh State, Aligarh, Moradabad, Pilibhit and Bareilly, was reported to be normal yesterday. There have been no further clashes.TOI March 7, 1950Bareilly, March 10: There was renewed tension in the city yesterday when four people were killed in an incident in the Kalibari area. Police carried out extensive house searches and arrested 35 persons. Heavy police patrolling continues. The total number of arrests so far for violation of curfew in the city is about 600.TOI March 11, 1950Lucknow, March 15: Mr Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister who returned here after a three-day tour of the Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, and Pilibhit Districts where communal disturbances occurred during the Holi festival, told journalists to-day that the situation was quiet and control. The Minister revealed that 68 persons, including Muslims and non-Muslims, had been killed in the three districts and at Aligarh and Moradabad. These figures included about a dozen killed in police firing on rioters. Tracing the origin of the trouble, Mr. Shastri observed that in most cases coloured water was thrown on Muslims, this leading to isolated incidents which spread to other localities. Mr. Shastri added that local authorities had taken strong action in the affected areas, where about 2,000 persons had been arrested.Bareilly: Dusk-to dawn curfew continues in Bareilly City. the only incident reported was the discovery in the Civil Lines area of the body of a rickshaw puller who was shot dead apparently on Sunday night.TOI March 17, 1950Lucknow: Though no incidents have been reported from Shahjahanpur for the last three days, a few cases of arson have been reported from Kheri, a town in the adjacent district of Lakhimpur. Collective fines have been imposed on some villages in Shahjehanpur district by the local authorities.TOI March 20, 19501950March3IndiaWest BengalWBWB195003CalcuttaCalcutta31091Times of India13-Mar-50PreviousViolence (Communal)Previous Violence (Communal)noM mob attacked H house in Calcutta1950March3IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195003BombayBombay9213441Times of IndiaMarch 15, 16, 17CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownno1950April411IndiaBiharBIBI195004Jamshedpur121Times of India14-Apr-50OtherOtherNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4Jamshedpur, April 11: Lathis and stones were used in a free fight last evening between a group of RSS men and some boys over the use of a plot of land that belonged to neother of them.A dozen persons were injured before the police arrived to disperse the rival parties.It is stated that the RSS group wanted to use the land for their parades while the boys wanted it as a playground, though niether had the permission of the rightful owner of the land.1950April4IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195004DeoriaUnnamed Village42781Times of IndiaCauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoYes-Strong Likelihood4Deoria: April 21: Four persons were injured when police opened fire yesterday to quell rioting which broke outin a fair in Deoria District. Twenty-seven persons received lathi-injuries and eight persons were taken into custody.TOI 24 April, 19501950May514IndiaGujaratGUGU195005AhmadabadAhmadabad4121Times of India17-May-50Private QuarrelPrivate QuarrelNonoDefinite Case5There was an altercation between a group of people and Pathan watchmen at a cinema. large crowds had turned up at the cinema to see the premiere of an Indian film and the watchmen are alleged to have handled some persons roughly for breaking the queue at the box office. Resenting this treatment, they complained to the police and sent for their friends and relatives to aid them in retaliating upon the watchmen. A clash ensued.1950May524IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195005AllahabadDaulatpur1111Times of IndiaAnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)noDefinite Case5Allahabad, May 24: Twelve persons are reported to have been injured, one of whom died subsequently, in a fight in the villaeg of Daulatpur, about 48 miles from Allahabad, on Monday. The fight is stated to have originated from the slaughter of an ox by a section of the villagers. The police intervened and restored order. An order under Section 144 Criminal Procedure Code has been promulgated in the disturbed area banning cow slaughter. TOI May 26, 19501950May528IndiaWestBengalWBWB195005Malda21Times of India1-Jun-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoDefinite Case5A communal disturbance occurred in an unspecified town in Malda district. There were two coases of stabbings, and some cases of arson and looting. The police made some arrests and recovered a part of the looted property. The cause and the prec. event are not clear.1950June618IndiaWestBengalWBWB195006NadiaAmghata431Times of India23-Jun-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedAttackNonoArmed forcesDefinite Case5Some members of the minority community were attacked by about 60 persons of Amghata and 2 neighboring villages. Property worth Rs. 1,000 was looted. A contingent of armed forces was rushed to the spot and the situation was quickly brought under control.1950June618IndiaWestBengalWBWB195006NadiaKrishnagar381Times of India29-Jun-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedAttackNonoDefinite Case5A West Bengal Govt press note stated that a refugee mob from the neighboring areas looted the properties of some Muslims of Krishnagar. Three Muslims received slight injuries.1950July76IndiaGujaratGUGU195007AhmadabadAhmadabad551Times of India10-Jul-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedPrivate QuarrelNonoDefinite Case5In a locality outside Shahpur Gate last night, the clothes of a servant employeed in a restaurant were, it is stated, besmirched by mistake by the owner of an adjoining paan shop. This minor incident led to a fight between the two parties in which soda bottles were freely hurled and five people were injured.1950August810IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195008GwaliorGwalior435181Times of IndiaAugust 11, 14, 1950Political (Agitation)AttackNoAnand Behari Mishra, MLA, arrestednoMilitary, Tear Gas Squads from DelhiDefinite Case5There were student demonstrations (for educational grievances) and police firing followed. These events took a communal turn following thge looting and burning of some Muslim shops in Jayaji Chowk. The office of the Provincial Congress Committee was also raided and the national flag torn down. The police had to resort to lathi charges in several places.A 36 hour curfew was clamped and with the police and military precutions, no incidents were reported the following day.On the 20th, Mr. Mishra, leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Bharat Assembly and convenor of the Citizens Action Committee formed in connection with the recent firing, was himself arrested.1950August815IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195008Jalgaon121Times of India17-Aug-50AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoDefinite Case5There was a minor disturbance with the stated casualties following a rumor that a cow had been killed. The city was quiet and adequate police precautions were immediately taken.1950September923IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195009LucknowLucknow191551Times of IndiaSept 24,25PublicRituals\Festivities (Bakr Id)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)noDefinite Case5An official communique issued here yesterday said: This morning, on Bakr-Id day, information was received at the Cantonment Police Station that a crowd had collected in front of a house because of a rumour that a cow had been sacrificed there. The station officer immediately rushed to the spot and searched the building. He found no traces of cow sacrifice, but, in spite of the assurances to the contrary, the mob remained defiant and started throwing brickbats causing injuries to some persons, including the station officer, a head constable and a constable. Simultaneously, crowds collected at two other places in the vicinity and the members of one community used fire-arms from the house-tops at three different places. Meanwhile stabbing and stray assaults started and five cases of arson took place within the same area. Effective measures were taken. Curfew was imposed in the affected areas and the trouble was localised. The situation was soon brought under control. Sixty-seven persons have been arrested so far, including...men with the guns that are said to have been used earlier.TOI Sept 25, 19501950September923IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195009LucknowBhansraon village in Fatehpur police station7211Times of India28-SepPublicRituals\Festivities (Bakr Id)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)noDefinite Case5Saharanpur, September 26: Seven persons were injured on Sunday, in a communal clash in Bhansraon village in the fatehpur police station circle of Lucknow district.The clash, it is learnt,followed the report of cow-slaughter in the village. The police brought the situation under control immediately. Twenty-one arrests were made.TOI Sept 25, 19501950September923IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195009AmraotiAchalpur1Times of India25-Sep-50Private QuarrelPrivate QuarrelNoM.R. Joshi (DM) visited the areanoDefinite Case5There was a quarrel between some Sindhi refugees and local Muslims for unspecified reasons, and one of the refugees sustained serious injuries. The situation was soon brought into control and sec 144 was promulgated for a week.1950September927IndiaBiharBIBI195009Bhagalpur?Chilmili71Times of India30-Sep-50CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoDefinite Case5Several were injured in a communal clash near Chilmili in Panka (Ranka?) Thana. Many arrests were made and a heavy collective fine imposed on the majority community of the area. Both the cause for the clash and its precip. event are unclear.1950December1220IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195012Amraoti12081Times of India22-Dec-50AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoDefinite Case5A few cases of arson and looting were also reported. Since the slaughter was in contravention of the Preservation of Sheep and Goats Act, the butchers were arrested.1950December1222IndiaBiharBIBI195012DarbhangaBasha Lakh- anpur11Times of India27-Dec-50AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoSome houses were also burnt. No further information is reported.1951January122IndiaAndhraPradeshAPAP195101Jalna01401Times of IndiaTOI 1/23/51OtherFlag HoistingNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4One community objected to hoisting of flag by other community, led to clash. TOI 1/231951February210IndiaHaryanaHAHA195102YamunanagarJagadhri1301Times of India2/11/51OtherCensus LanguageNoN. Seghal,Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ambala.noReserve PoliceYesYes-Strong Likelihood4Jaghadari is near Ambala, dont know what State this is.Report says some members of a community urged people to enter a certain language in the census questionnaire, then members of the other community urgerd their co-religionists to a record a particular language. This mention of co-religionists makes me think this should almost be a Definite.1951March313IndiaGujaratGUGU195103AhmadabadAhmadabad581Times of IndiaTOI 3/14/51, 3/15/51,AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NoM.G. Pimputkar, DMYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeDefinite Case5Background of anti-cow slaughter protest of past 9 days led by Arjun Bhagats fast. Textile workers at many of the cities mills came out on strike in support of Bhagat.Home Minister Moraji Desai insisted that the law passed by the government on cow slaughter would stand. Namely banning the killing of milch cows but permitting the slaughter of old and sick cattle.Vasantrao Golvelkar, Secretary of the local Hindu Mahasabha was arrested. The Joint Board of representatives of the Textile Labour Association condemned attempts to get the textile workers out on strike. They felt the strike was anti-working class interests.Kesavial Maharaj and 57 others were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for leading processions in violation of the ban on processions, (these processions occurred a few days before the violence).Though the report speaks of mob violence there are casualties given. Arrest figures are unclear. TOI 3/14 speaks of 20 arrests, 3/15 mentions the arrest of Golvelkar but does not indicate if he was part of 20 or part of a later (unmentioned) round of arrests.No indication if an other (Muslim) community was the target of violence.1951March325IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195103BareillyKesarpur72301Times of IndiaTOI 3/26/51PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Holi water thrownNoDMnoPoliceYes-Strong Likelihood4Coloured water thrown among two communities during Holi. DM rushed to the area with police force. Police posted in the area.Casualties: 7 dead, 23 injured, (no arrests mentioned) TOI 3/26.1951April428IndiaGujaratGUGU195104AhmadabadAhmadabad05101Times of India4/29/51Legal Demolition/Attempted Legal Demolition (Miscellaneous)Construction/Attempted Construction (Miscellaneous)NoRaizada Bali, Deput Superintendent of Police,Additional District MagistratenoPolice beforeYes-Strong Likelihood4Attempted demolition of illegal constructions of refugees by municipal authorities led to attacks on police and Muslims. Refugees described as Sikhs and displace persons. Therefore, I have listed it as strong possibility rather than as Definite. Was not sure about how to factor the Sikh presence in.Casualties:5 injured. 10 arrests TOI 4/29/51 Ban on assembly of more than 5. Armed pickets posted.1951May53IndiaGujaratGUGU195105PanchmahalDohad1Times of IndiaTOI 5/4/51, 5/5/511PreviousViolence (Other)Previous Violence (Other)NoP.M. Pant, District Superintendent of Police, (Panch Mahals)Bhapat, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Panch Mahals,Major N.R. Bande, DM (Panch Mahals)noPoliceYesDefinite Case5Dohad is reported to be 40 km from Godhra.On April 29 report of quarrel after fight between two boys. District SP calmed the situation.On May 3rd the groups assembled and attacked each other. Clash is reported as communal.DM and District SP, Panch Mahals rushed to the spot. Police posted. Section 144 Cr. P.C bans on assembly put into effect.No casualty reports.1951September95IndiaGujaratGUGU195109AhmadabadAhmadabad21111Times of IndiaTOI 9/6/51, 9/7/51,12/8/54AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NoR.K.J. Bali, Deputy Superintendent PoliceA.B. Desai, Additional District MagistrateYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeDefinite Case5Police attempt to arrest Arjun Bagat leader of anti-cow slaughter protest. (See earlier violence in Ahmedabad) led to clash with crowd. Bagat eventually arrested. Police had to fire on crowd, 2 killed, and 4 injured. DM banned assembly of more than 4 under Section 144 Cr. P.C.Casualties Total: 11 injured, 2 killed, 1 arrested (Bagat). TOI 9/6A.B. Desai in a inquirty justified the police firing but said that the police could have chosen a better moment to arrest Bhagat.12/7/54 Judicial Magistrate C.D. Gosali accuses police of making up story that Arjun Bagat had tried to escape arrest in order to justify their indicscriminate firing. TOI 12/8/541952January120IndiaAssamASAS195201KarimgunjRatanbari016341Times of IndiaTOI 1/21/52CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoPoliceYesLocation unclear. Ratnabari is 20 miles from Karimgunj.34 people including a candidate for state assembly and a member of the Karimgunj Local Board were arrested after participating in a mob attack on refugee coloni at Gandhinagar and Netaji Nagar in Ratanbari.Armed police pickets were posted afterwards.Attack on refugees indicates possible communal overtones.Casualties: 16 injured, 34 arrested. TOI 1/211952January120IndiaAssamASAS195201KarimgunjRatanbari016341Times of IndiaTOI 1/21/52CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoPoliceYesLocation unclear. Ratnabari is 20 miles from Karimgunj.34 people including a candidate for state assembly and a member of the Karimgunj Local Board were arrested after participating in a mob attack on refugee coloni at Gandhinagar and Netaji Nagar in Ratanbari.Armed police pickets were posted afterwards.Attack on refugees indicates possible communal overtones.Casualties: 16 injured, 34 arrested. TOI 1/211952January128IndiaRajasthanRARA195201Jaipur3481Times of IndiaTOI 1/29/52Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)AttackNonoPolicebeforeDefinite Case5After death of Maharaja of Jodhpur people wanting wanting hartal enforced attack shops. Police intervene. Later procession mourning death of Maharajah was fired upon as it violated ban orders.Paper reports firing on procession and earlier attacks on shops, I have listed attack on shops as cause. Though it is part of larger commemorations of Maharajas death.Casualties: 2 0r 3 killed, half a dozen injured. Account also says some killed and several injured in police firing. TOI 1/29 Final Tally: 3 killed, 48 (including 41 policemen) injured. This is officially reported by the government. TOI 1/31TOI report on 1/31 gives government report that violence in Jaipur had communal character. SEE REPORT 71952January129IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195201JalaunMahewa1Times of IndiaTOI 1/30/52, 2/1/52Political (Other)AttackNoYes Police vs mobnoPoliceYesUnsure of location. Mob raided Congress polling station in Jalaun north-west constituency.Clash between Congress and supporters of U.P Praja Party (is this religious?) during polling (unspecified).Casualties: 5 arrests. TOI 2/11952January130IndiaRajasthanRARA195201Jaipur0001Times of IndiaTOI 1/31/52PreviousViolence (Communal)Previous Violence (Communal)NoYes Police vs StudentsnoPolice beforePolice had to lathi charge crowd of students protesting police firing on crowds on 1/28. SEE REPORT 4.Report does not specify if those agitating to commemorate the Maharajas death were Hindus or Muslims. So I do not know how to categories the Police vs single group box.1952March312IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195203GondaBalrampur00571Times of IndiaTOI 5/6/54PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Illegal Attack (Place of Worship)NonoYesDefinite Case5Do not know which State Balrampur is in.This incident I have picked up from a report 2 years later on the court case of those accused of involvement.The Prosecution that during Holi a crowd of Hindus had shouted anti-Muslim slogans and damaged a Muslim place of woship. It is of interest that one of the policemen present at the trouble appeared as a witness for the defence.57 were charged, so obviously the arrested number could have been much higher. Of the 57 only 13 were convicted. No figures given of injuries or deaths (though it mentions that at least 1 policeman was assaulted). Casualties: 57 arrested. TOI 5/6/54.1952March323IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195203VaranasiVaranasi00301Times of IndiaTOI 3/24/52Construction/Attempted Construction (Miscellaneous)Construction/Attempted Construction (Miscellaneous)NonoYesDefinite Case5City Magistrate permitted repairs to a Sati-Chabutra to be carried out next to a mosque after an agreement between Hindus and Muslims of the area. When some Muslims (reported as persons of other community) objected during the repairs clashes broke out.Did not know how to classify cause, so have put it under Miscellaneous Construction.Casualties: 30 arrested. TOI 3/24/52.1952June629IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195206UjjainUjjain02401Times of IndiaTOI 6/30/52Political (Other)DemonstrationNonoPoliceYes-Strong Likelihood4Ujjain is near Indore, is that in Madhya Pradesh (Bharat)Procession taken out by Ujjain Nagar Jan Sangh to commemorate Kashmir Day was attacked with acid bulbs when passing through Subji Mandi (area of town).The involvement of the Jan Sangh and Kashmir Day makes me suspect a communal link hence Ive labelled it as a strong possibility.Casualties: 24 injured. TOI 6/301952September92IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195209MoradabadMundhapande101Times of IndiaTOI 9/3/52OtherQuarrel over wrestling matchNonoYesYes-Strong Likelihood4Not sure what state Moradabad is in.Quarrel over referees decision at wrestling match led to clash. Could be intra-religious or communal given the significance of wrestling among communal groups.Casualties: 1 killed, several injured TOI 9/31952November1127IndiaKashmirJKJK195211Samba0101Times of India11/28/52Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesnoPolicebeforeYesYes-Strong Likelihood4Samba town 25 miles from Jammu.Procession and police fire at each other. Clash started when police tried to arrest a wanted man (Thakur Raghunath Singh) who was leading the procession.There is some mention of Praja Parishad activity in the state. Given that they were agitating about the status of Jammu and Kashmir and wanted it to be incorporated into the Indian union and under the Indian constitution and as the Praja Parishad was allied to the Jan Sangh and RSS I am imterpreting incidents involving them as having communal overtones.Am also putting Jammu down next to Kashmir, as the old State name, when the report is filed from Jammu and the place is said to be near Jammu.Am also recording all Praja Parishad incidents as linked to Outside Events.Casualties: 1 injured. TOI 11/281952December1215IndiaKashmir, JammuJKJK195212Chhamb11Times of IndiaTOI 12/16/52Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesSardar Sohan Singh, First Class MagistrateYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeA large mob attacked Tehsil and police buildings and police. Attempted to forcible hoist Praja Prasad flag.Police fired in self-defence. A body of a victim taken to Jammu and paraded by Praja Prasad and R.S.S. volunteers. The latters involvement makes me suspect communal overtones to the clash.Name of a policeman who was injured (Jaishi Ram) and Magistrate who gave the order to fire (Sohan Singh) does not suggest that it was a case of Muslim authorities against Hindu activists.Casualties: Lists 9 injured policemen, 1 died from police firing. Could have been more injuries and dead (states a victim suggesting there could have been more). TOI 12/161952December1229IndiaKashmir, JammuJKJK195212Sunderbani21001Times of IndiaTOI 12/30Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesArjun Nath Sapru, Deputy Commissioner of SunderbaniThakur Mahatam Singh, Assistant SPnoPolicebeforeYesNearly 2,000 persons imported from nearby illaqas and led by local Parishad workers attacked the Niabat office and then the police. Police opened fire.No political motive or conflict specified.Casualties: 2 killed, 10 injured. TOI 12/301952December1231IndiaDelhiDEDE195212New Delhi00631Times of IndiaTOI 1/1/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeYesJan Sangh workers protesting against firing on Praja Parishad members in Kashmir (see previous report).March was in defiance of a ban on public meetings.Additional Distric Magistrate ordered use of tear gas. Have included this because of involvement of Hindu organisation and Kashmir issue.Casualties: 63 arrested. (42 released soon after). TOI 1/1Praja Parishad was agitating for Kashmir to be formally made a part of the India Union and to be under the Indian constitution.. There are many incidents involving the Praja Parishad in 1953, I have put them all in. You may decide they are not relevant.1953January19IndiaKashmir, JammuJKJK195301Budhi0701Times of IndiaTOI 1/10/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesnoPolicebeforePraja Parishad procession attacks police when going to meeting attended by Mirza Mohammed Afzal (State Revenue Minister) and Girdharilal Dogra (State Finance Minister).Is not reported as connected to Praja Parishad protests about the status of Kashmir, but Im marking them down as related, hence Yes in Link to Outside Event.Casualties: 7 injured. 1/101953January111IndiaKashmir, JammuJKJK195301Heeranagar0001Times of IndiaTOI 1/12/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeExchange of fire between police and Praja Parishad who try to disrupt meeting of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed, the deputy premier.Casualties: not given.1953January131IndiaKashmir, JammuJKJK195301Mobat Jourian4201Times of IndiaTOI 2/1/53Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesYes Police vs UnknownnoPolicebeforeReport of processionists attacking police with stones and police lathi charge and then fire.Set in context of increased violence in Jammu. Could have Praja Parishad group, like in many other such incidents.If processionists were Praja Parishad should be Police vs Hindus.Casualties: 4 killed, 2 injured. TOI 2/11953March31IndiaGujaratGUGU195303Viramgam1114911Times of IndiaTOI 3/3/53, 3/4/53, 3/14/53AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoPoliceDefinite Case5Hindu Mahasabha led procession against cow slaughter stoned by miscreants. Police fire on rioting crowds.Casualties: 10 killed, 11 injured, 15 arrested. TOI 3/3 11 killed, 14 injured, 60 arrested. TOI 3/4 Moraji Desai reported that riot started in Tai Wada in which 3 died and 12 were injured. Total number arrested over the next several days were 91. Am not sure if the dead and injured Desai gives are only a small part of the total ( as earlier figures are larger) or are the final official.total.count. 11 killed, about 15 injured, and 36 arrested and produced in court (this could mean that rest of the 91 reported arrested by Desai were not charged). TOI 4/28 I am recording the higher figures. Final Tally: 11 killed, TOI 3/4 15 injured TOI 4/28 91 arrested TOI 3/141953March31IndiaWest BengalWBWB195303CalcuttaCalcutta0503471Times of IndiaTOI 3/2/53PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Holi BrawlsNonoPolicebeforeYes-Strong Likelihood4Holi brawls result in minor injuries. Large numbers arrested as precautionary measures.Casualties: about 50 injured, 347 arrested. TOI 3/21953March31IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195303Bhopal00441Times of IndiaTOI 3/2/53PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Religious ProcessionNonoPoliceYes-Strong Likelihood4Arrests indicate police action but unclear if they were present before or after trouble started.Holi procession attacked, described as clash between two communities, almost certainly could be Definite (could be caste?) and Chief Minister Shankar Dayal Sharma going around the city appealing for calm suggests a level of seriousness usually associated with communal tension.Casualties: 44 arrested. TOI 3/21953March33IndiaKashmir, JammuJKJK195303Ramban1201Times of IndiaTOI 3/3/53Political (Agitation)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeYesPraja Parishad attack police in Ramban 98 miles from Jammu on Jammu-Srinagar highway. Am not sure if that came under Jammu or Kashmir.Casualties: 1 killed, 2 injured. TOI 3/31953March36IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195303Bhopal041381Times of IndiaTOI 3/7/53CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNoShankar Dayal Sharma, Chief MinisternoPoliceYes-Strong Likelihood4Report of clash between 2 rival groups. Large numbers of arrests and presence of chief minister suggests seriousness of clash (i.e possibly communal).Armed pickets and armed police patrols. Curfew. Section 144.Casualties: 4 injured, 138 arrested. TOiu 3/71953March38IndiaDelhiDEDE195303New Delhi010091Times of IndiaTOI 3/9/53, 3/11/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeLathi charge by Police on meeting of Hindu Mahasabha, Jan Sangh, and Ram Rajya Parishad.Meeting held about Jammu agitation.Professor Ram Singh, M.L.A. Delhi among those arrested.Casualties: over 100 injured, 9 arrested. TOi 3/9TOI 3/11 Dr. Katju, Union Home Minister gave a statement on the police action in Delhi .1953March325IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195303Jammu0101Times of IndiaTOI 3/26/53, 3/30/53Political (Agitation)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesYes Police versus HindusnoPoliceWhen a procession of Parishad agitators tried to burn a shop, police lathi charged them.Casualties: 1 constable and many policement injured. TOI 3/26Jammu Kashmir Home Minister, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed acknowledged the possibility of an inquiry into police firing in the months long Parishad agitations. He gave the following casualties:14 killed and 1, 326 arrests. TOI 3/301953April412IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195304Jammu0071Times of IndiaTOI 4/13/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforePolice fire in the air to disperse illegal Praja Parishad procession which was calling on people not to celebrate Baisakhi.Casualties.: 7 arrested. TOI 4/131953May512IndiaDelhiDEDE195305New Delhi012891Times of IndiaTOI 5/13/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforePro Jammu Praja Parishad demonstrators agitating against the arrest in Jammu of Jan Sangh leader Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee clashed with police after meeting held by Jan Sangh, Hindu Mahasabha and Ram Rajya Parishad.Casualties: 12 injured, 89 arrested. TOi 5/131953May523IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195305Jammu03101Times of IndiaTOI 5/25/53Political (Agitation)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforePolice attacked by Praja Parish agitators protesting arrest of one of their workers Makhan Lal on the previous day.Casualties: 31 (policemen) TOI 5/251953May525IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195305Jammu00151Times of IndiaTOI 5/26/53Political (Agitation)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)YesYes Police versus HindusnoPolice beforePraja Parishad demonstrators stone police.Casualties 15 arrested (including 7 Jan Sang workers who had entered illegally from India). TOI 5/261953June615IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195306Jammu0061Times of IndiaTOI 6/16/53Political (Agitation)DemonstrationYesYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforePolice used tear gas when stoned by Praja Parishad demonstrators. 6 Jan Sangh workers arrested.Casualties: 6 arrested. TOI 6/161953June626IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195306BadaunBudaun419492Times of IndiaTOI 6/30/53CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoPolice, PACYesYes-Strong Likelihood4Dont know what state Badaun is in.Almost certainly a Definite Case. Clash reported between refugees and minority community.Casualties: 4 killed, 19 injured, 49 arrested. TOI 6/301953August811IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195308Srinagar4001Times of IndiaTOI 8/13/53CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoPolice beforeReport of police firing on crowd which gathered near the Juma Masjid. Given that Sheikh Abdullahs government had just been toppled and replace by one led by Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed. This crowd could have been a political demonstration, and given that it is near a mosqes it is probably Muslim. But I have neither put down Politics under Cause nor Police vs Muslim (single group) as this information is not specified.Casualties: 4 killed. TOI 8/131953August812IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195308SrinagarAnantag3001Times of IndiaTOI 8/13/53CauseInsufficientlyReportedDemonstrationYesnoPolice and MilitiabeforeCrowd in Anantag stoned Police. Police fired. Context of new government in Jammu and Kashmir.Casualties: 3 killed.Should this be in Police vs single group?1953August812IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195308Rampur0001Times of IndiaTOI 8/13/53CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownYesnoPoliceReport that police lathi charged a crowd. Context of violence elsewhere in Kashmir and fall of Abdullahs government.1953August813IndiaJammu and KashmirJKJK195308Thal0001Times of IndiaTOI 8/14/53CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownYesnoPoliceReport of police firing on crowd in self-defence in Thal 25 miles from Srinagar.Context of violence elsewhere in Kashmir after fall of Abdullah government.1953August821IndiaAssamASAS195308Gauhati0201Times of IndiaTOI 8/22/53AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoDefinite Case5two persons injured when a crowd tried to prevent a family from slaughtering a cow at Id.Casualties: 2 injured. TOI 8/221953October1018IndiaBiharBIBI195310Aurangabad (Bihar)Aurangabad00101Times of IndiaTOI 10/19/53PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Religious ProcessionNonoPoliceDefinite Case5Trouble when Durga procession passed near a mosque and people in procession were stone. Police foreced to fire 2 rounds.Police Commissioner Patna Division rushed to Aurangabad.Casualties: 10 arrested. TOI 10/191953November1115IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195311Lalganj0121Times of IndiaTOI 11/16/53PreviousViolence (Other)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)NoYesnoPolicebeforeReport filed from Allahabad of violence in Lalganj. When a police party led by a Magistrate went to Lalganj to investigate violence of a few days earlier the police party was attacked. No details of the previous violence or of the group/s involved. This particular event should probably be classified under Police vs Single group but lack details.Casualties: 12 arrested and several injured. TOI 11/161954January16IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195401Ghaziabad012241Times of IndiaTOI 1/8954AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NonoPoliceDefinite Case5Slaughter of a stolen cow led to clash.Casualties: about a dozen injured, 24 arrested. TOI 1/91954March319IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195403GwaliorGwalior10101Times of IndiaTOI 3/20/54PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)Police arrest of revellersNoYes Police versus HindusnoPolice beforePolice arrested some holi revellers for dancing obscenely. Revellers then stoned the sub-inspector to death. (have listed it as Police vs Hindus).Casualties: 1 killed, 10 arrested. TOI 3/201954March328IndiaKeralaKEKE195403Naduvaltam0801Times of IndiaTOI 3/29/54PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Music in Front of MosqueNonoMalabar Special Force beforeDefinite Case5Naduvaltam is listed as 3 miles from Calicut. Dont know if it is a town or village?Malabar Special Police had been deployed to prevent a procession playing music from passing in front of a mosque. People in procession stoned the police. DM of Malabar and District SP ordered the police to lathi charge. Eventually police had to open fire.Casualties: 8 injured. TOI 3/291954March331IndiaRajasthanRARA195403Newa00191Times of IndiaTOI 4/13/54CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4Report merely states that government of Rajasthan acknowledged that a communal riot had occurred at Newa (near Jaipur) on March 31.Casualties: 19 arrested (10 Hindus and 9 Muslims are being prosecuted). TOI 4/131954April423IndiaDelhiDEDE195404New Delhi010281Times of IndiaTOI 4/24/54Construction/Attempted Construction (Miscellaneous)Construction/Attempted Construction (Miscellaneous)NonoPoliceYes-Strong Likelihood4When refugees had to be moved after a fire and attempted to construct shops near Idgah, Sadar Bazar, they were attacked by members of another community.Refugees and other community, almost certainly Hindu-Muslim, (slight possibility of Sikh?)Police pickets set up.Casualties: 10 injured, 28 arrested. TOI 4/241954May523IndiakeralaKEKE195405KOZHIKODECalicutPanniankara01501Times of IndiaTOI 5/24/54PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Marriage ProcessionNonoArmed ReserveDefinite Case5Panniankara is a village 1 mile from Calicut.Marriage procession passed near Mosque. Some persons objected to playing of drums. Both parties stoned each others. Procession proceeeded with the protection of the armed reserve.Casualties: 15 injured. TOI 5/241954May528IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195405FaizabadFaizabad & Ayodhya00891Times of IndiaTOI 5/29/54noYesNo clash as such here. 89 (almost certainly Muslims) arrested for violating a prohibitory order. Muslims had been banned from approaching within 150yards of the mosque-temple known as Baberi Mosque or Janam Bhoomi temple. The dispute was before a court. Apparently there were idols in the site and pujas were being performed. The civil court issued an order aginst the State of UP, the DM , the City Magistrate, the SP of Faizabad and 5 Muslims restraining them from removing the idols or interfering with the pujas. The muslims went to the High Court to challenge the civil courts ruling.Though there is no evidence of a clash here, I thought this report would be of interest.1954May531IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195405Bhopal0351Times of IndiaTOI 6/1/54OtherAttackNonoPoliceYesYes-Strong Likelihood4A Hindu Mahasabha worked was assaulted while drinking at a hydrant. Followed by fights between groups. Police restored order.Casualtiesz; 3 injured, 5 arrested. TOI 6/11954June66IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195406AligarhAligarh08601Times of IndiaTOI 6/7/54, 6/8/54Private QuarrelPrivate QuarrelNonoPoliceDefinite Case5A dispute between a hawker and customer is reported to have sparked communal distrubances. Police and magistrates controlled it within an hour.Casualties: 8 injured, 60 arrested. TOI 6/81954July722IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195407Mathura03251Times of IndiaTOI 8/23/54DesecrationofReligiousSite/Symbol (Temple)Desecration of Religious Site/Symbol (Temple)NonoPoliceYes-Strong Likelihood4Which state is Mathura in.Trouble after Krishna idol in temple near Idgah mosque was broken by unknown persons.Section 144 banning processions promulgated.Casualties: 3 injured, 25 arrested. TOI 8/231954August810IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195408UjjainUjjain01301Times of IndiaTOI8/10/54Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)Illegal Attack (Miscellaneous)NonoPolicebeforeYesCrowd gathered in fron of Shaheed park after a martyrs day meeting attacks police. Police respond with lathis.Matrys Day makes me think this is a Muslim crowd attacking the police but as it is not specified I have not listed it under Police vs Single group.Casualties: 13 injured. TOI 8/101954August816IndiaAndhraPradeshAPAP195408Nizamabad01191501Times of IndiaTOI 8/17/54, 8/18/54,8/20/54, 8/21/54,9/3/54, 11/12/54AllegationsofUnpatrioticActsHoisting of Pakistani flagNonoPolice, Reserved PoliceDefinite Case5Rioting broke out after miscreants had hoisted the Pakistani flag over the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.Have therefore marked it as definite.8/17 119 injured. Curfew imposed8/18 number of arrested now totals 130. Syed Ali, Collector of Nizamabad, said all was quiet.Revenue Minister K. V. Rangareddy and Deputy Home Minister Srinivas Rao Ekhelkar visited troubled spots and met community leaders.8/19 Ekhelkar reports that 150 have been arrested.8/20 All party delegation of 9 from the State Assembly was to go to Nizamabad on 8/21.11/11 Nagendra Bahadur, Member of the State Revenue Board announced that relief had been given to the victims of the Nizamabad and Gulbarga riots.Casualties: 119 injured TOI 8/17 113 injured stated D.G. Bindu, Home Minister to the State Assembly. TOI 9/3 130 arrested TOI 8/18 150 arrested TOI 8/20Final Tally : 119 injured TOI 8/17 (Im giving the higher figure) 150 arrested TOI 8/201954August818IndiaAndhraPradeshAPAP195408Hyderabad0001Times of IndiaTOI 8/19/54AllegationsofUnpatrioticActsHoisting of Pakistani flagYesnoPoliceDefinite Case5Report of minor disturbance after Pakistani flag was hoisted. Similar to flag hoisting in Nizamabad (sere previous record).NO casualties given.1954August827IndiaAndhraPradeshAPAP195408Gulbarga72201Times of IndiaTOI 8/28/54, 9/3/5,11/12/54 AllegationsofUnpatrioticActsHoisting of Pakistani flagYesShivkumar Lal, IGnoPoliceDefinite Case5Riots break out after Pakistani flag (Like in Nizamabad and Hyderabad) is hoisted over Ganesh temple.Curfew imposed. Shivkumar Lal (IG) rushes to the town.Casualties: 7 killed, 19 injured. TOI 8/28. 7 killed, 22 injured (19 seriously), Home Minister D.G. Bindu told the state assembly. TOI 9/3 Final Tally: 7 killed, 22 injured. TOI 9/3Congress General Secretary Balwantraj Mehta accused the communists and communalists of being the cause of the problems in Hyderabad.11//11 Nagendra Bahadur member of the State Board for Revenue announced that reliedfwas paid to victims of the Gulbarga and Nizamabad riots. TOI 11/121954September910IndiaWest BengalWBWB195409CalcuttaCalcutta131861Times of IndiaTOI 9/11/54AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NoYes Police versus HindusnoPolicebeforeAnti-cow slaughter demonstration organised by GO RAKSHA SAMITY.Police and crowd clashed. Tear gas used, baton and lathi charge.Casualties: 1 killed, 31 injured. 86 arrested TOI 9/11Among the arrested were 3 prominent buisnessmen: Sohan Lal Duggar, B.D. Jhunjunwalla and Muralidhar Acharya.1954September911IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195409BudaunNaithua1201Times of IndiaTOI 9/12/54PublicRituals\Festivities (Muharram)Religious ProcessionNonoPolicebeforeYes-Strong Likelihood4Police party escorting Muharram procession fired 2 rounds to disperse crowd obstructing procession.Curfew clamped down.Casualties: 1 killed, 2 injured. TOI 9/121954October1014IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195410Lucknow00101Times of IndiaTOI 10/15/54AnimalSlaughter (Cow)AnimalSlaughter (Cow)NoYes Police versus HindusnoPoliceMinor skirmishes between anti-cow slaughter protesters and police. All India Anti-Cow Slaughter Committee leading the demonstrations. These ten arrests occur in context of few day old satyagraha campaign against cow-slaughter. Total arrests in campaign is 112Casualties: 10 arrested. 10/151955March38IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195503BombayBombay11Times of IndiaMarch 10 1955PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)OtherNonoYesYes-Strong Likelihood4A quarrel between a group of Holi revellers and two passersby at Kapad Galli, Maharbouri, resulted in one of the latter receiving knife injuries... Sattoo Janu (22) was watching a group taking part in dancing and music, when someone threw colored water on him. A quarrel ensued... there were blows and stabbing. No arrests have been made in this connection. Note: Does this qualify as a riot... it is probably a Hindu-Muslim fight, but is it a riot?1955March3IndiaGujaratGUGU195503MahesanaNorta1Times of IndiaMarch 15 1955PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)OtherNoPolice vs. unknown groupnoYes-Strong Likelihood4VISNAGAR, March 14: Three incidents caused a breach of the peace in Mehsana district during Holi festivities last week. The police fired five shots in the air to quieten two groups of warring villagers at Norta in Patan taluka. Several people and a policeman was injured in the scuffle.[Also], villagers of Vasai Dabhala, in Vijapur taluka, attacked two policemen posted there to maintain law and order during Holi. Both of them were injured seriously. One person has been arrested.One villager of Baludra, in the same taluka, was suspected of being an informer. It was stated that angered people cut off his nose and burned it.1955March3IndiaGujaratGUGU195503MehsanaNorta1Times of IndiaMarch 15 1955PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)OtherNoPolice vs. unknown groupnoYes-Strong Likelihood4VISNAGAR, March 14: Three incidents caused a breach of the peace in Mehsana district during Holi festivities last week. The police fired five shots in the air to quieten two groups of warring villagers at Norta in Patan taluka. Several people and a policeman was injured in the scuffle.[Also], villagers of Vasai Dabhala, in Vijapur taluka, attacked two policemen posted there to maintain law and order during Holi. Both of them were injured seriously. One person has been arrested.One villager of Baludra, in the same taluka, was suspected of being an informer. It was stated that angered people cut off his nose and burned it.1955March3IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195503AllahabadAllahabad221Times of IndiaPublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)noAllahabad, March 10: An angry crowd lynched to death a man who had stabbed three boys for splashing colour on him to-day. One of the boys, aged ten years, died in hospital.Armed police guarded the hospital where the other two boys are being treated.TOI March 11, 19551955April418IndiaGujaratGUGU195504RajkotRajkot151Times of India4/20/55QuarrelsOverWomen (Inter-marriage)QuarrelsOverWomen (Marriage)NonoYes (Possible Intra-Hindu)Yes-Strong Likelihood4The clash was a sequel to the marriage of a Rajput girl to a man who belonged to the Aher community. Lathis and knives were freely used in the clash.1955April4IndiaAssamASAS195504DhubriDhubrinoYes-Strong Likelihood41955July713IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195507DamohDamoh18601Times of India7/15/55PoliticalElections (Municipal Elections)AttackNoMunicipal Councillor (was arrested)noDefinite Case5There were communal riots in Damoh, 66 miles from Jabalpur, over Janapad Sabha elections, in which 50 Koris belonging to one party attacked some persons belonging to the rival party who live in the same locality and happened to be Muslims.Three houses were burnt to ashes, and a special police force was rushed from Saugor. The two parties (names not mentioned) are not communally organized, both have Hindu members, and are both led by Hindus.1955August81IndiaDelhiDEDE195508New Delhi71Times of India8/2/55AnimalSlaughter (Cow)DemonstrationNoSita Ran Khemka (Secy. of Gau-rakshartha Yudh Samiti) arrestedYes Police versus HindusnoYes (Possible Intra-Hindu)Khemka and six others demanding ban on cow slaughter weretaken into custody following a clash with the police in front of Parliament House.The trouble arose when the demonstrators, numbering 30, tried to break through the police cordon and get into the compound of Parliament House, in defiance of Section 144 CPC in force in the area. A melee followed though the police deny having resorted to a lathi charge.1955August8IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195508SholapurSholapur61Times of India8/12/55PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Music in Front of MosqueNonoDefinite Case5A funeral procession, which was accompanied by music, was attacked/thrown stones at, near a mosque in Budhvar Bazaar Chowk. The date of the incident and the extent of damage/injury is unclear in the report1955September95IndiaBiharBIBI195509Jharia112421Times of India9/8/55OtherOtherYes Police versus HindusnoYesYes-Strong Likelihood4On Sept 5, a clash arose between the police and angry demonstrators who hurled stones and brickbats as a protest against the ban on an Indian film (on Aug 29, on the ground that it might create bitterness against a particular community).Clashes that took place outside the Bihar and the Deshbandu Talkies, included a mild lathi charge in the former case and eleven rounds of police fire in the latter case.It is unclear whether there was any Hindu-Muslim violence, but it seems a possibility.1955September930IndiaRajasthanRARA195509Kotah3141Times of India10/01/55, 10/06/55PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Religious ProcessionnoDefinite Case5A clash occurred when a group of people carrying an image of Lord Ganesh arrived in a locality in the city. Curfew was immediately clamped down in the city.1955November1117IndiaWestBengalWBWB19551124-ParganasPipuldah151Times of India11/20/55CauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownNonoCALCUTTA. November 19: One person was killed and two others were injured as a result of gun shots while three others were injured by lathi blows when a clash took place in the village of Pipuldah, in the Harua p.s. area of 24-Parganas on Thursday, according to a message - UPI______________________1955November1128IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195511Hakimpur3251Times of India12/8/55CauseInsufficientlyReportedTheftNonoThe riot was the culmination of long-standing enmity between the two groups of villagers. Recent allegations of theft and dacoity were made against one of the groups, about 70 members of which formed a riotous gang on Sunday last. The rioters who carried lathis and spears, attacked members of the other group. They also looted about a dozen houses.1956April47IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195604Bhopal50681Times of India8-Apr-56PublicRituals\Festivities (Holi)BandhnoH Mahasabha launched hartal to protest against desecration of idols at Holi festival fifty iinjured in communal clash on April 7, 19561956May58IndiaRajasthanRARA195605Phlodi161Times of India13-May-56Illegal Attack (Place of Worship)Illegal Attack (Place of Worship)NonoYes-Strong Likelihood4JODHPUR, May 12 (Sunday): 16 persons were seriously injured when a party fired on a gathering of nearly 100 Mulsims in a masjid for namaz near Phlodi, about 100 miles from here, on Wednesday. The assailants escaped before the police reached the spot. The injured have been brought here and admitted to hospital.1956May528IndiaMaharashtraMAMA195605SholapurBahranpurTimes of India29-May-56OtherUnknownNonoDefinite Case5Sholapur, May 28: The DM of Sholapur has banned assemblies of more than 5 persons and the carrying of lethal weapons for a month in [the stated village].The ban...follows a dispute concerning a holy place in the village.Sholapur, May 29: The DM banned entry into the disputed shrine, which both Hindus and Muslims claim as holy. It is unclear whether there was any actual violence in Bahranpur.1956August831IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195608Maunath Bhanjan121Times of India3-Sep-56PublicRituals\Festivities (Dasara)AttackNonoPACThe clash at this place 50 miles from Varanasi was sparked off when a Jan Sangh meeting held in connection with the Ramleela celebrations was pelted with stones.A PAC party was sent from Varanasi and a ban was imposed.Banaras, September 2: One person was killed and several were injured in a clash at Maunathbhanjan, 50 miles from here, on Friday night.A party of the provincial armed constabulary has been sent from here and a ban imposed on meetings and processions.Trouble started when a Jan Sangh meeting held in connection with the Ramleela celbrations was pelted with stones.TOI Sept 3, 19561956September92IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195609MoradabadMoradabad341501Times of IndiaAllegationsofUnpatrioticActsUnknownnoMoradabad, September 3: Shyam, a young man who was seriously injured when a mob attacked him last night at a meeting organised to protest against certain remarks contained in a book published by the Vharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay, later died in hospital. Maulana Qasim, one of the speakers at the meeting, has been arrested on a charge of assault and rioting. The young man had taken objection to the vituperations of the speakers at the meeting against Hindus and U.P.s Governor, Mr. K.M. Munshi, who is associated with the editorial board of the Bhavan. The speakers criticised the Union Government and called upon Muslims to insult the national flag, when Shyam took objection, he was beaten up. All markets and institutions were closed today as a protest against the attack. Armed police were patrolling the town.TOI Sept 4, 1956On Sep 5th TOI reported that Shyam was only injured1956September97IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195609OraiOrai8142Times of IndiaCauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoDefinite Case5Moradabad, September 3: Shyam, a young man who was seriously injured when a mob attacked him last night at a meeting organised to protest against certain remarks contained in a book published by the Vharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay, later died in hospital. Maulana Qasim, one of the speakers at the meeting, has been arrested on a charge of assault and rioting. The young man had taken objection to the vituperations of the speakers at the meeting against Hindus and U.P.s Governor, Mr. K.M. Munshi, who is associated with the editorial board of the Bhavan. The speakers criticised the Union Government and called upon Muslims to insult the national flag, when Shyam took objection, he was beaten up. All markets and institutions were closed today as a protest against the attack. Armed police were patrolling the town.TOI Sept 4, 1956On Sep 5th TOI reported that Shyam was only injuredMoradabad, September 7.Three of the 34 persons injured in yesterdays stray stabbing incidents and rioting in the city, died in hospital last night, according to Mr. S.N. Mehrotra, District Magistrate. More than 150 persons were arrested for violating curfew and rioting since last night. The City Magistrate and the Deputy Superintendent of Police while enforcing curfew and rounding up suspicious charcters last night are reported to have been stoned by a violent crowd of Muslims which dispersed after the arrest of 12 persons believed to be agitators. Armed police are patrollinbg the city and police pickets have been posted in the danger zones. Trouble started yesterday when local Muslims observing hartal paraded the streets wearing black badges and waving flags in protest against the publication of a book by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay.TOI Sept 8, 1956Lucknow, September 8: Six persons were kileld and 14 others injured in a riot yesterday at Orai according to information received at the headquarters of the State Government. Black flags were hoisted over the houses in Orai yesterday in protest against the publication of a book by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. A contingent of the Provincial armed vonstabulary was rushed to Orai from Kanpur last night to assist the local authorities in restoring order.TOI Sept 9, 1956Sept 10 TOI reported Orai deaths at 8 and injuries at 14, Moradabad injuries at 321956September97IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195609BareillyBareilly271Times of IndiaCauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoDefinite Case5Moradabad, September 3: Shyam, a young man who was seriously injured when a mob attacked him last night at a meeting organised to protest against certain remarks contained in a book published by the Vharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay, later died in hospital. Maulana Qasim, one of the speakers at the meeting, has been arrested on a charge of assault and rioting. The young man had taken objection to the vituperations of the speakers at the meeting against Hindus and U.P.s Governor, Mr. K.M. Munshi, who is associated with the editorial board of the Bhavan. The speakers criticised the Union Government and called upon Muslims to insult the national flag, when Shyam took objection, he was beaten up. All markets and institutions were closed today as a protest against the attack. Armed police were patrolling the town.TOI Sept 4, 1956On Sep 5th TOI reported that Shyam was only injuredMoradabad, September 7.Three of the 34 persons injured in yesterdays stray stabbing incidents and rioting in the city, died in hospital last night, according to Mr. S.N. Mehrotra, District Magistrate. More than 150 persons were arrested for violating curfew and rioting since last night. The City Magistrate and the Deputy Superintendent of Police while enforcing curfew and rounding up suspicious charcters last night are reported to have been stoned by a violent crowd of Muslims which dispersed after the arrest of 12 persons believed to be agitators. Armed police are patrollinbg the city and police pickets have been posted in the danger zones. Trouble started yesterday when local Muslims observing hartal paraded the streets wearing black badges and waving flags in protest against the publication of a book by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay.TOI Sept 8, 1956Lucknow, September 8: Six persons were kileld and 14 others injured in a riot yesterday at Orai according to information received at the headquarters of the State Government. Black flags were hoisted over the houses in Orai yesterday in protest against the publication of a book by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. A contingent of the Provincial armed vonstabulary was rushed to Orai from Kanpur last night to assist the local authorities in restoring order.TOI Sept 9, 1956Bareilly, September 8: Twenty-seven persons were injured yesterday in a clash that foillowed a procession organised to protest against objectionable passages in the book entitled Religious leaders. Brickbats and soda-water bottles were freely used in the clash. All the injured were admittedto hospital Some demonstrators looted shops. The police put down the clash and an order under Section !$$, Cr.P.C. prohibiting the assembly of five or more persons in public places was promulgated. The majority of Muslim shops were closed yesterday.TOI Sept 8, 19561956September913IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195609JabalpurJabalpur8507504Times of IndiaSept 14, 15, 16, 17DesecrationofReligiousSite/Symbol (Temple)Desecration of Religious Site/Symbol (Temple)NonoArmyDefinite Case5This very serious clash was sparked off by the damage to an idol of Ganpati in Mohalla Motinala. Minor clashes continued into the third and fourth day, when the city finally began its return to normalcy.1956September915IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195609AligarhAligarh22001Times of IndiaCauseInsufficientlyReportedUnknownnoprocession of non-AMU students had a procession to protest anti-national activities at AMU, when the procession passeed Moti Masjid on the 14th people pelted stones at them TOI Sept 15, 19561956September918IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195609BuldanaKhamgaon5641861Times of IndiaSep 19, 20, 1956DesecrationofReligiousSite/Symbol (Mosque)Religious Processionnostoning of Ganapati procession1956September918IndiaMadhyaPradeshMPMP195609BuldanaNagpur11Times of IndiaSep 19, 20, 1956PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Unknownnostoning of Ganapati procession1956October1017IndiaBiharBIBI195610Santhal ParganasSahibganj610853Times of IndiaOct 18,21,23, 1956PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Music in Front of MosqueNonoThe communal rioting started when a violent mob attacked a Durga immersion procession near a mosque. Some of the Durga images were disfigured or damaged and shops and houses were burnt or looted.1957March33IndiaHaryanaHAHA195703GurgaonGurgaon301Times of India3/6/57PoliticalElections (Vidhan Sabha)OtherNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4GURGAON, March 4:Three persons were injured in a clash between supporters of the Congress and the Jana Sangh here last night. The trouble arose when Congress workers were going round the town proclaiming the victory of Mr. Mohammad Yasin Khan from the Ferozepur-Jhirka constituency. The police rushed to the scene and restored order. No arrest has so far been made_________________1957March329IndiaUttarPradeshUPUP195703AllahabadAllahabad621Times of India3/31/57PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Namaz/puja/aartiNonoYes-Strong Likelihood4It is reported that while workers of the Bharat Sewak Samaj were doing shramdan in a thickly populated part of the city, they were hooted out by some persons. There was an exchange of hot words followed by a clash.1957March330IndiaPunjabPUPU195703Bhatinda46Times of India03/31/57, 04/06/57Legal Demolition/Attempted Legal Demolition (Miscellaneous)Legal Demolition/AttemptedLegal Demolition (Miscellaneous)NonoYes (Possible Hindu-Sikh)Definite Case5The trouble arose when about 100 aupporters of the Gowshala committee went in a procession raising slogans against the action (of constructing a wall) of the management of Khalsa High School, and attempted to demolish the wall. Brickbats were thrown by the rival groups.Armed police has been posted at the troubled spot.Earlier in the day, shop-keepers of a particular community observed hartal to register their protest against the occupation of the disputed land and construction of the wall by the school managing committee. In following days the police had to fire tear gas sheels to disperse unruly mobs in various localities.1957May54IndiaKarnatakaKAKA195705Belgaum2211Times of India05/05, 05/06PublicRituals\Festivities (Other)Music in Front of MosqueNonoDefinite Case5There was an attack on a procession near a mosque, after the processionists refused to stop playing music. Lathis were flung, shops attacked, and in Darbar and Chavat Gallis, there were stabbings.72 hour curfew was imposed.1957June612IndiaKarnatakaKAKA195706BijapurDevarajnnur1Times