2015 Bharuch riots

December 2022 December 2022 The 2015 Bharuch riots took place in Hansot village of Bharuch district, Gujarat state in India. It was caused by communal tensions from a number of events between the Hindu and the Muslim. The riots resulted in the deaths of three people, an unknown number of injuries, as well as several homes and businesses being burnt down. Probable causes Events of communal tensions before the riots: 9-11 December 2014 Pornographic cartoons of Muhammad circulated on the internet by Sunil Patel (Sunil Mansukhbhai Patel) of Ambheta village.Gujarat: Muslim leaders visit riots-affected Hansot and Ambheta on fact finding missionTwo dead, one critical after communal clashes in Bharuch The Hindu 2015-01-15 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/two-dead-one-critical-after-communal-clashes-in-bharuch/article6791548.ece 2015-11-21 Toll Death The riots left three people dead.Gujarat: Three Killed in Communal Clashes in Bharuch - Jan 14,2015 outlookindia.com 2015-11-16 http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/gujarat-three-killed-in-communal-clashes-in-bharuch/877278 https://web.archive.org/web/20150116094451/http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Gujarat-Three-Killed-in-Communal-Clashes-in-Bharuch/877278 dead 16 January 2015 2015-11-21 One victim died on the spot and two died in hospital.Gujarat: 3 killed in communal clashes in Bharuch district : Latest of the Lot, News India Today 2015-01-15 https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-of-the-lot/story/communal-violence-gujarat-bharuch-people-killed-235748-2015-01-15 2015-11-21 Two men of the majority Hindu community and one man of the minority Muslim community were killed in Sunevkhurd village, where an ambulance under police protection was surrounded and attacked by a Muslim mob. The Hindu patient inside the ambulance, who already had his skull hacked open, was stranded and later died of his injury. Injury Multiple Muslims and Hindus were hurt.December 2022December 2022 Destruction Initially, a shop belonging to a Hindu and a shop belonging to a Muslim were burnt in Hansot. Later on, houses of Hindus were burnt by angry rioting Muslim mobs.India Day after clashes, tension in Bharuch The Indian Express 16 January 2015 http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/day-after-clashes-tension-in-bharuch/ 21 November 2015 Aftermath Families were forced to take refuge in the neighbouring Surat district.https://peacemap.in/reports/view/159?l=ka_GE Saffron hue to govt's green drive, CM opens Janki Van to public - Peacemap peacemap.in 4 January 2019 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328200737/https://peacemap.in/reports/view/159?l=ka_GE dead State Police had to fire tear gas to control the rioting mobs.Singh Neha Gujarat: 3 Killed, 10 Injured in Communal Clash in Bharuch District International Business Times, India Edition 15 Jan 2015 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/gujarat-3-killed-10-injured-communal-clh-bharuch-district-620487 21 Nov 2015 The cremations took place after police deployed six companies of the Central Reserve Police Force and one company of the Rapid Action Force in the district.Two victims of Hansot riots cremated amid tension The Times of India 16 January 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Two-victims-of-Hansot-riots-cremated-amid-tension/articleshow/45904134.cms 21 November 2015 Afterwards, the tension between the two parties eased and the riots came to an end. References Gujarat Category:2015 riots Category:Riots and civil disorder in Gujarat Category:Bharuch district Category:2010s in Gujarat Category:2015 murders in India Category:Religious riots in India Category:Attacks on shops in India Category:2015 fires in Asia Category:Arson in 2015 Category:Residential building arson attacks in India Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2015 Category:January 2015 in India Category:January 2015 crimes in Asia