1984 anti-Sikh riots

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The 1984 anti-Sikh riots were a series of brutal, large-scale pogroms targeting Sikhs across India, particularly in Delhi, following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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1984 Delhi riots 1
1984 anti-Sikh riots canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Sikh violence ⓘ
crime against humanity ⓘ
pogrom ⓘ
religious violence ⓘ
riot ⓘ
aftermath creation of relief camps ⓘ
displacement of thousands of Sikhs ⓘ
long-term trauma in Sikh community ⓘ
allegedComplicityOf Indian National Congress leaders ⓘ
local police ⓘ
sections of the administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1984 Delhi riots ⓘ
1984 Sikh massacre ⓘ
1984 anti-Sikh pogroms ⓘ
commemoratedOn October 31 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
endDate 1984-11-03 ⓘ
estimatedDeaths about 3000 in Delhi ⓘ
governmentResponse deployment of the army ⓘ
imposition of curfew in Delhi ⓘ
investigatedBy Nanavati Commission ⓘ
Ranganath Misra Commission ⓘ
legalOutcome some convictions of perpetrators decades later ⓘ
location Bihar ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ
Haryana ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
other parts of India ⓘ
method burning alive ⓘ
use of iron rods and knives ⓘ
use of petrol and kerosene ⓘ
numberOfDeaths thousands ⓘ
organizedBy mobs allegedly linked to Indian National Congress politicians ⓘ
partOf history of anti-Sikhism in India ⓘ
perpetratorTarget Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
recognizedAs genocidal violence by many human rights groups ⓘ
relatedTo Khalistan movement ⓘ
Operation Blue Star ⓘ
religiousGroupTargeted Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people
startDate 1984-10-31 ⓘ
triggeredBy assassination of Indira Gandhi ⓘ
typeOfViolence arson ⓘ
looting ⓘ
lynching ⓘ
mob violence ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ
victimGroup Sikh civilians ⓘ

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Satwant Singh → aftermath → 1984 anti-Sikh riots ⓘ
1984 anti-Sikh riots → alsoKnownAs → 1984 Delhi riots ⓘ
linked to: 1984 anti-Sikh riots