1990 Hyderabad riots

Riots in India November 2018 November 2018 1990 Hyderabad riots December 1990 Old City, Hyderabad, (then Andhra Pradesh) Ayodhya dispute, Personal rivalries escalating into religious attacks Rioting Thousands 200-300 religious violence in India File:OldCity Hyderabad.png The 1990 Hyderabad riots were a series of riots that occurred in Hyderabad of Telangana, the then Andhra Pradesh state of India in 1990. The riots left about 200–300 people dead and thousands injured. Background thumb|Old City Hyderabad Hyderabad has a long history of Hindu-Muslim violence, with the previous major riot taking place in 1984. The roots of the 1990 riots lay in the Ayodhya dispute, which is centered on Uttar Pradesh, a different state. Hindu activists have long alleged that the Babri mosque in Ayodhya was constructed after Muslims demolished a temple at the site. In November 1990, when a crowd of Hindu activists tried to demolish the mosque, the police fired on them, resulting in several deaths. Since then, the tension between Hyderabadi Hindus and Muslims had been rising.Sudhir Kakar https://books.google.com/books?id=iLvX4lUuCY8C&pg=PA47 The colors of violence 1996 University of Chicago Press 9780226422848 47–51 Causes The riots began with the killing of Sardar, a Muslim auto-rickshaw driver, by two Hindus. The death was actually the result of a land dispute unrelated to religious matters. But in light of the Babri mosque controversy, people saw it as a Hindu-Muslim conflict. In response to Sardar's killing, Muslims killed four Hindus in different parts of the walled city. Bharatiya Janata Party workers then attacked Majid Khan, an influential Muslim leader in the Sabzi Mandi area. As false rumors about his death spread, Muslim mobs came out in open, followed by the Hindu mobs, and the violence spread. The riots During 8–10 December 1990, 64 people were killed, stabbed or shot within 3 days. By 10 December, the Indian Army had taken control of the old city of Hyderabad, and more than 350 people had been detained in connection with the riots.https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/10/world/muslim-hindu-riots-in-india-leave-93-dead-in-3-days.html Muslim-Hindu Riots in India Leave 93 Dead in 3 Days Hazarika Sanjoy 1990-12-10 The New York Times 2019-09-12 en-US 0362-4331 The violence lasted for ten weeks, and resulted in 200 to 300 deaths; thousands were injured.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hyderabad-ap-december-8-1990-over-200-dead/story-sN3L97xlBwVdIQDqkypWiI.html Hyderabad (AP) December 8, 1990 over 200 dead Hindustan Times 2008-11-03 Ashok Das On 8 December, police constable Mohammed Abdul Qadeer shot his superior N. Sattaiah, the South Zone Assistant Commissioner of Police. Qadeer alleged that Sattiah was selectively targeting a particular community during police action against the rioters. He surrendered, and was sentenced for life. His subsequent petitions for release were refused, because of opposition by Sattaiah's family and police officials, but he was released on parole several times during periods of illness, with the support of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislators. He was finally released in 2016, and died a year later.https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/india/constable-who-killed-acp-in-hyd-riots-dies-after-25-years.html Constable who killed ACP in Hyd riots dies after 25 years Omer Farooq 16 September 2007 The Pioneer Aftermath Not a single rioter was arrested. Chief Minister Marri Chenna Reddy, a member of the Indian National Congress, claimed that the riot had been engineered by his rivals in his own party, who wanted to oust him. References Hyderabad Category:1990 in India Category:History of Hyderabad, India Category:Riots and civil disorder in India Category:1990s in Andhra Pradesh Category:Crime in Hyderabad, India Category:1990 riots Category:1990 murders in India Category:Massacres in India Category:December 1990 in India Category:Islam in Hyderabad, India