2013 Canning riots

Anti-Hindu riots in West Bengal, India October 2020 October 2015 The 2013 Canning riots were anti-Hindu riots in state of West Bengal on 21 February 2013.Sreekumar 2013-02-21 Riots in West Bengal South 24 Parganas District 200 Homes Torched Shops Ransacked https://www.oneindia.com/2013/02/21/west-bengal-homes-torched-shops-ransacked-in-riots-1155624.html 2021-05-23 Oneindia en The riots occurred in the Canning subdivision, after a Muslim cleric was stopped and killed by half dozen unidentified assailants near Nalekhali.Muslim cleric shot dead in Canning Ali Arshad http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/muslim-cleric-shot-dead-in-canning/1076801/ The Indian Express 20 February 2013 21 February 2013 Following this incident, more than 200January 2022 homes were burned down in the villages of Naliakhali, Herobhanga, Gopalpur, and Goladogra in the Canning police station area. Several shops were looted in Jaynagar Majilpur police station area under Baruipur subdivision. Incidents of violence were reported from Canning, Jaynagar Majilpur, Kultali and Basanti police station areas. Background On 19 February 2013, shortly after midnight, Indian Standard Time, a Muslim imam from Ghutiari Sharif in Canning subdivision was returning from a religious congregation at Jamtala in Jaynagar, in a motorcycle along with a colleague. When they reached Naliakhali around 2 a.m., they were intercepted by a gang who robbed the cleric and shot him.http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/200-houses-burnt-in-bengal-village-by-mob-protesting-cleric-s-death-334298 200 houses burnt in Bengal village by mob protesting cleric's death Banerjie Monideepa 22 February 2013 NDTV 24 February 2013 According to police sources, the cleric was reportedly carrying 1,150,000 in cash that was looted by the unidentified gunmen.Maulana murder: clashes erupt in S 24-Pgs, 46 held http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Maulana-murder-clashes-erupt-in-S-24-Pgs-46-held/Article1-1014906.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20130224013353/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Maulana-murder-clashes-erupt-in-S-24-Pgs-46-held/Article1-1014906.aspx dead 24 February 2013 Hindustan Times 21 February 2013 22 February 2013 The altercation resulted in the death of the imam, although his companion managed to flee after sustaining injuries. At dawn, the driver of the first bus from Golabari to Canning discovered the body and intimated the Canning police station. Several other bus drivers travelling on that route communicated their findings to the police station. The police initially took the incident casually and made no effort to visit Naliakhali.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Violence-after-villager-murder/articleshow/18584231.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130223043256/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-20/kolkata/37199105_1_villagers-rumours-bus-driver live 23 February 2013 Violence after villager murder Caesar Mandal 20 February 2013 The Times of India 24 February 2013 Police were unable able to trace the culprits or even the motive behind the murder. The murder of a Muslim cleric with a large following in the same district emotionally charged the locals. Violence Naliakhali is a Hindu majority village in the Gopalpur panchayat that fell under the executive jurisdiction of the Canning police station.http://portal.thebengalpost.com/index.php/index/newsdetails/32033511361290922 100 houses gutted in protest against murder Saha Prasenjeet 20 February 2013 The Bengal Post 24 February 2013 Kolkata https://web.archive.org/web/20180813005435/http://portal.thebengalpost.com/index.php/index/newsdetails/32033511361290922 13 August 2018 dead A crowd gathered at the site of the attack and rumors began to spread that the killers were from the village of Naliakhali. Thousands of people from neighbouring areas, such as Canning, Jibantala, Sarengabad, Jhorormore, Narayanpur, and Dhoaghata gathered on the site and refused to part with the body of cleric. When police tried to take away the body of the cleric for processing, the mob attacked the police with brickbats. Anup Kumar Ghosh, the sub-inspector of the police station at Canning, was injured and was admitted to the Canning Sub-divisional Hospital. Seven policemen were injured in the attack.http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1130220/20pgn3.html গুলিতে মৃত্যু, ক্যানিংয়ে তুলকালাম 20 February 2013 Anandabazar Patrika Bengali 24 February 2013 Kolkata https://web.archive.org/web/20130324073620/http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1130220/20pgn3.html 24 March 2013 dead The mob also attacked and damaged police vehicles. In the meantime, neighbors of the dead imam were transported to Canning from Kolkata in lorries. A local school principal reportedly incited the mob into violence. At around 10 a.m., a heavily armed mob of at least 10,000 began an attack upon Naliakhali. They ransacked and looted the homes of Bengali Hindus as the residents fled for their lives.May 2014 Rioters hurled bombs, doused the houses with petrol and set them on fire.http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/communal-violence-returns-to-haunt-bengal-1.1150036 Communal violence returns to haunt Bengal Dinda Archisman 23 February 2013 Gulf News 24 February 2013 Dubaihttps://www.oneindia.com/2013/02/21/west-bengal-homes-torched-shops-ransacked-in-riots-1155624.html West Bengal: 200 homes torched, shops ransacked in riots 21 February 2013 Oneindia News 22 February 2013 10 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130510212927/http://news.oneindia.in/2013/02/21/west-bengal-homes-torched-shops-ransacked-in-riots-1155624.html live Violence and arson spread to nearby locations such as Dhopar More and Bangalpara. Hindu homes and places of business were ransacked in Gopalpur, Goladogra, and Herobhanga. The crowd blocked the road at Bhangankhali, Priyor More, Hospital More, and Natunhat. Protesters staged a rail blockage at Ghutiari Sharif station in the Sonarpur-Canning section of the Sealdah South lines.http://udupinet.com/index.php/2013/02/21/communal-flare-up-in-wb/ Communal flare-up in WB 21 February 2013 UdupiNet 24 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305041516/http://udupinet.com/index.php/2013/02/21/communal-flare-up-in-wb/ 5 March 2016 dead At around 11 a.m., the South 24 Parganas District Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar Tripathi, reached the spot along with a massive riot squad and Rapid Action Force battalions. They resorted to a lathi charge in order to pacify and disperse the mob. The body of the imam was then sent for an autopsy. In the late afternoon reinforcements from the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate and the Howrah Police Commissionerate reached with water cannons to douse the flames of the burning village. The police evoked Section-144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and established a curfew in the area.http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=444310&catid=35 Priest shot dead at Canning 19 February 2013 The Statesman 24 February 2013 Kolkata Aftermath More than 200 houses were burnt in several villages that came under the jurisdictions of the Canning, Jaynagar, Kultali and Basanti police stations, displacing more than 2,000 people.http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/South-24-Parganas-tense-calm/Article1-1015443.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20130222073816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/South-24-Parganas-tense-calm/Article1-1015443.aspx dead 22 February 2013 South 24 Parganas tense, calm 22 February 2013 Hindustan Times 24 February 2013 Kolkata Some of the displaced people took shelter in makeshift relief camps while others had to live on the road. The state government announced a compensation of 300,000 to the family of the murdered cleric and 10,000 to each of the 93 families displaced by the violence. 52 people were arrested by the police in connection with the violence. Some NGOs have provided food and medicine to the affected region in Naliakhali. West Bengal Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Trinamool Congress MLA. from Magrahat West constituency Giasuddin Molla accused the Communist Party of India and Indian National Congress of fomenting trouble in the state before the panchayat elections. The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed for peace and promised a special investigation into the murder case. Political observers have linked the violence to the forthcoming panchayat elections in the region, where the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India were trying to woo Muslim voters in the district. 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