2016 Kaliachak riots

None September 2024 September 2024 February 2020 February 2020 Kaliachak India West Bengal Malda District Location of place of riots in West Bengal, India yes 2016 01 03 Malda district, West Bengal, India 24.8 88.03 type:landmark dms inline,title Public demonstration and clashes none reported 30+ 10 Riots broke out in Kaliachak, Malda district in West Bengal, India on 3 January 2016.https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/kaliachak-in-malda-turns-ghost-town-48-hrs-after-violence-302304-2016-01-05 48 hours after communal riots, Kaliachak in Malda turns ghost town India Today 6 January 2016 6 January 2016http://scroll.in/article/801459/it-was-localised-violence-in-a-crime-prone-area-why-some-newspapers-were-low-key-on-the-malda-violence Why did the media ignore the Malda communal violence? scroll.in 6 January 2016 6 January 2016http://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/mob-violence-near-malda-home-ministry-asks-mamata-government-for-report-1262797 Centre Asks Mamata Government For Report On Malda Mob Violence: 10 Developments Banerjie Monideepa 6 January 2016 NDTV 6 January 2016 Muslims were protesting the remark of political leaders Kamlesh Tiwari. The protest turned into riots when a Muslim mob of more than 1 lakh people attacked the police and vandalised the police station of Kaliachak area.Here's why 1 lakh Muslims are demanding death penalty for Kamlesh Tiwari http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-here-s-why-1-lakh-muslims-are-demanding-death-penalty-for-kamlesh-tiwari-2154898 18 March 2016 Daily News and AnalysisThis is what Kamlesh Tiwari said about Prophet Muhammad which infuriated Muslims http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/this-is-what-kamlesh-tiwari-said-about-prophet-muhammad-which-infuriated-muslims_1833716.html 18 March 2016 Zee News5 January 2016 Muslim rally turns violent, mob burns police station over Kamlesh Tiwari's remarks on Prophet Muhammad Zee News http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/mob-burns-police-station-vehicles-over-kamlesh-tiwaris-remarks-on-prophet-muhammad_1841798.html A section of that protest rally turned violent when infurious protestors tried to broke barricades and confronted the police and Border Security Force (BSF). Mob vandalized Kaliachak Police station, block development office and public property injuring 30 policemen. Several private and government vehicles including BSF and North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) vehicles were torched. The train service was disturbed as protesters blocked railway tracks at Khaltipur railway station. However, in a subsequent investigation, the violence was determined to have resulted from rivalry between the poppy mafias who were present as protestors and attacked the Police and Border Security ForceDecoding Malda violence: Unrest was more than communal incident, it was narco mafia's message to cops https://www.firstpost.com/india/decoding-malda-violence-unrest-was-more-than-communal-incident-it-was-narco-mafias-message-to-cops-2588434.html 21 July 2021 Firstpost 18 January 2016 as according to police about 1500 acre poppy field has been destroyed by the administration the previous week.http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/state/heroin-and-poppy-is-the-main-buisness-at-kaliachak/articleshow/50571900.cms Heroin and poppy is the main business at kaliachak - Eisamay Eisamay Background The Malda district of West Bengal has a mixed population comprising Hindus and Muslims. According to the 2011 Census of India, Malda district has comparable Muslim and Hindu populations, whereas in Kaliachak Muslims are the majority. District Profile:MALDA malda.gov.in http://malda.gov.in/Disprof.htm 6 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190805030034/http://www.malda.gov.in/Disprof.htm 5 August 2019 deadhttp://wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/index.aspx?lang=eng WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WEST BENGAL PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT... 18 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190517223556/http://www.wbprd.gov.in/HtmlPage/index.aspx?lang=eng 17 May 2019 dead This district also shares border with Bihar and Jharkhand and an international border with Bangladesh. Remarks on homosexuality Homosexuality in India Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dating back to 1861, made homosexual sex punishable by law and carried a life sentence. In 2009, the High Court of Delhi found the law unconstitutional, effectively invalidating the ban. Four years later, on 11 December 2013, the Supreme Court reversed the lower court's decision, restoring the statute while leaving it to the Lok Sabha to amend the law.11 December 2013 Gardiner Harris India's Supreme Court Restores an 1861 Law Banning Gay Sex The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/world/asia/court-restores-indias-ban-on-gay-sex.html Since re-criminalisation, several politicians, including former External Affairs Minister Shashi Tharoor19 December 2015 India parliament blocks MP's bill to decriminalize gay sex AFP via Rappler https://www.rappler.com/world/south-central-asia/116433-india-blocks-mp-vote-decriminalize-gay-sex/ and Bharatiya Janata Party Finance Minister Arun JaitleyDhamini Ratnam 14 January 2015 BJP supports decriminalization of homosexuality: Shaina NC LiveMint http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/XCOl7cJw5t3DgnQZsFYIFO/BJP-supports-decriminalization-of-homosexuality-Shaina-NC.html opined in favour of legal decriminalisation. Jaitley opinionated to reconsider judgement on homosexuality by Supreme Court on 28 November 2015 at Times Literature Festival in Mumbai.29 November 2015 Arun Jaitely's Speech On NJAC at Times LIT Fest Times of Indida https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh4LsKtHU5Y On 2 December, Azam Khan, a Muslim senior politician of the Samajwadi Party and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly,Member Profile U.P. Legislative Assembly http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/37.pdf 6 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095943/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/37.pdf 4 March 2016 deadAll MLAs from Assembly Constituency Elections.in http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/rampur.html responded to Jaitley's speech by saying that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members are homosexuals as they do not get married.12 December 2015 This is what Kamlesh Tiwari said about Prophet Muhammad which infuriated Muslims Zee News http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/this-is-what-kamlesh-tiwari-said-about-prophet-muhammad-which-infuriated-muslims_1833716.html The next day, Kamlesh Tiwari who claimed to be the working president of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha called Prophet Muhammad the first homosexual in the world.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Kamlesh-Tiwari-not-a-member-says-Hindu-Mahasabha/articleshow/50048536.cms Kamlesh Tiwari not a member, says Hindu Mahasabha He was arrested in Lucknow on 3 December 2015. A case under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between groups on ground of religion and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) was registered against him at Naka Hindola police station, Lucknow. Protest rallies, against his statement, were held by several Islamic groups across the nation, most of them demanding death by hanging.Panwar Preeti Malda violence explained: Muslim mob ransack police stations, burn vehicles www.oneindia.com 2016-01-05 http://www.oneindia.com/feature/all-you-need-to-know-about-malda-violence-west-bengal-trinamool-congress-muslims-1974289.html 2016-01-06 Protests and violence Idara-e-Shariya and Anjuman Ahle Sunnatul Jamat, a Muslim organisation had held a protest gathering with prior permissions from concerned authorities in Kaliachak on 3 January 2016 demanding death by hanging of Tiwari which was attended by 30,000Mob attacks police station in Malda The Hindu: Mobile Edition 2016-01-04 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Mob-attacks-police-station-in-Malda/article13978915.ece 2016-01-06 to 2.5 lakh Muslims.http://www.jansatta.com/national/protest-rally-of-muslims-turns-violent-in-malda-mob-set-fire-on-vehicles-attacked-police-station/58609/ बंगाल: पैगंबर के 'अपमान' के विरोध में हिंसा करने के आरोप में 10 लोग गिरफ्तार 4 January 2016 JansattaJanuary 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bengal-malda-tense-as-anti-tiwari-rally-turns-violent/ West Bengal: Malda tense as anti-Tiwari rally turns violent 4 January 2016 The Indian Express A set of people from the protest rally turned violent and vandalized Kaliachak Police station, block development office and public property. Several private and government vehicles including Border Security Force (BSF) vehicles were torched. An NBSTC bus was also torched on National Highway 34 leaving several vehicles stranded on the highway. Over 30 people including police officers were injured. The train service was disturbed as protesters blocked railway tracks at Khaltipur railway station. When police stopped protesters, the riot broke out.Ten people arrested after Malda violence: Here are the key developments Firstpost 2016-01-06 http://www.firstpost.com/india/ten-arrested-after-malda-violence-simmers-here-are-the-key-developments-2572700.html 2016-01-06 According to some news reports, Shani Temple, Durga Temple and other Hindu temples were attacked at Baliadanga and around 25 houses and shops owned by Hindus were vandalized.http://www.morningcable.com/378-top-stories/41797-kaliachak-riots-hindu-minority-targeted-no-media-report.html Kaliachak riots Hindu minority targeted no media report - Kaliachak Nandishwarreddy.s 2016-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160127072613/http://www.morningcable.com/378-top-stories/41797-kaliachak-riots-hindu-minority-targeted-no-media-report.html 2016-01-27 dead Kaliachak, a place near an international border, is considered as a passage of mafia and anti-socials of the neighboring states, and has become a depot of many anti-social activities. Crimes like keeping illegal arms, cultivation of poppy, dealing of fake note, illegal drag trafficking are rapidly growing in this region. According to some news reports, taking the scope of religious outrage local goons who had criminal cases against them attacked the police station to destroy the evidences against them. India's own Afghanistan in West Bengal, where heroin is villain : Mail Today, News - India Today https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/indias-own-afghanistan-in-west-bengal-where-heroin-is-villain-303035-2016-01-09 indiatoday.intoday.in 10 January 2016 2016-01-12 Malda riots: Why Muslim mob specifically targeted Kaliachak police station http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/malda-riots-why-muslim-mob-specifically-targeted-kaliachak-police-station_1844435.html Zee News 12 January 2016 2016-01-12Banerjie Monideepa Poppy Fields Of Malda May Be Key To Mob Violence On January 3 http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/poppy-fields-of-malda-may-be-key-to-kaliachak-violence-1266053 18 March 2016 NDTV 15 January 2016Roy Rajat Decoding Malda violence: Unrest was more than communal incident, it was narco mafia's message to cops http://www.firstpost.com/india/decoding-malda-violence-unrest-was-more-than-communal-incident-it-was-narco-mafias-message-to-cops-2588434.html 18 March 2016 FirstpostKaliachak clash because of poppy mafia http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/state/kaliachak-clash-because-of-poppy-mafia/articleshow/50556140.cms 18 March 2016 Ei Samay Sangbadpatra 13 January 2016 29 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160229100724/http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/state/Kaliachak-clash-because-of-poppy-mafia/articleshow/50556140.cms dead Police had to fire 40 blank rounds in an attempt to control the mobs. Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel were deployed to control the situation. RSS activist Gopal Tiwari was injured in the firing. http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/malda-riots-why-muslim-mob-specifically-targeted-kaliachak-police-station_1844435.html Malda riots: Why mob specifically targeted Kaliachak police station 12 January 2016 After the violence, police put in restrictions on people assembling by invoking section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Ten members of a BJP delegation, led by the sole party MLA of the state, Samik Bhattacharya, were stopped near Rathbari area as their appearance could fuel the agitation. The members arrested by the police were later released. Also, a three-member fact finding team of the BJP led by MP S. S. Ahluwalia was also deported from the Malda station.http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160111/jsp/frontpage/story_63312.jsp#.Vp87Dvl97IU https://web.archive.org/web/20160112053532/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160111/jsp/frontpage/story_63312.jsp#.Vp87Dvl97IU dead 12 January 2016 BJP MPs turned back from Malda The Telegraphhttp://www.5mm.in/news/news/86281/malda-violence-bjp-team-stopped-from-entering-kaliachak-10-held Malda violence: BJP team stopped from entering Kaliachak, 10 held .:: 5MM.IN - News 2016-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125110959/http://www.5mm.in/news/news/86281/malda-violence-bjp-team-stopped-from-entering-kaliachak-10-held 2016-01-25 deadhttp://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/malda-violence-bjp-team-stopped-from-entering-kaliachak-10-held/ Malda violence: BJP team stopped from entering Kaliachak, 10 held 7 January 2016 The Indian Express The Malda chapter of the civil rights organisation, Association for Democratic Rights (APDR),http://www.apdr.org.in/index.html APDR 2016-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160127180332/http://www.apdr.org.in/index.html 2016-01-27 dead has issued a statement that last Sunday's incident cannot be called "communal by a long shot." Malda district secretary of APDR, Jishnu Roy Chowdhury, has blamed miscreants for "triggering" unprecedented violence, which is "a symptom of lawlessness in the State."Bagchi Suvojit 'Malda not a fight between communities https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/%E2%80%98Malda-not-a-fight-between-communities%E2%80%99/article60518189.ece The Hindu 10 January 2016 thehindu.com 11 January 2016 Poppy field destruction According to some news reports, illegal poppy cultivation and dealings are rampant in and around Kaliachak. According to police, some 1500 acres of poppy fields have been destroyed so far.September 2024http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/state/kaliachak-clash-because-of-poppy-mafia/articleshow/50556140.cms Kaliachak clash because of poppy mafia - Eisamay Eisamay 13 January 2016 29 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160229100724/http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/state/Kaliachak-clash-because-of-poppy-mafia/articleshow/50556140.cms deadSea of poppies, hotbed of violence https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sea-of-poppies-hotbed-of-violence/articleshow/50661208.cms The Times of India 21 January 2016 References Category:Politico-Religious violence in West Bengal Category:2016 crimes in India Category:2016 riots Category:2010s in West Bengal Category:January 2016 crimes in Asia Category:January 2016 in India Category:Malda district Kaliachak Category:Attacks on police stations in 2016 Category:Religious riots in India Category:Building and structure arson attacks in India Category:Arson in 2016 Category:2016 fires in Asia Category:Attacks on railway stations in Asia Category:Railway accidents and incidents in West Bengal Category:Railway accidents in 2016 Category:Opium in India Category:Organised crime events in India Category:2010s political riots Category:Riots and civil disorder in West Bengal Category:Political riots in India