Communal incidents increased in 2017

According to a government data, as many as 111 people were killed and 2,384 others were injured in 822 communal incidents in 2017, up from 751 such incidents in 2016.

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  • According to a government data, as many as 111 people were killed and 2,384 others were injured in 822 communal incidents in 2017, up from 751 such incidents in 2016.

Details

  • The highest number of communal incidents, as many as 195, was reported from Uttar Pradesh where 44 people were killed.

  • Karnataka has seen 100 communal incidents  in which nine were killed while there were 91 incidents of riots in Rajasthan in which 12 people were killed.
  • There were 85 communal incidents in Bihar in which three were killed and 60 incidents of riots in Madhya Pradesh saw nine people killed.
  • Out of 58 incidents in West Bengal,  nine  were killed and Gujarat witnessed 50 riots in which eight were killed.

Source

The Hindu.