10 Nastiest Communal Riots That Ever Happened in Secular India

By siliconindia | Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST

8. Kashmir Riots 1986:

The 1986 Kashmir Riots was a communal conflict that took place in the Muslim-majority state of Kashmir against the Kashmiri Hindus. The riot broke out in a place called Anantnag in Southern Kashmir. This religious clash claimed the lives of numerous of Hindus and forced thousands to move from their native land. The tragedy was the outcome of a well-planned strategy to execute Hindus from the valley they inhabited. By 1990, the Hindu population in Kashmir had to witness their age old temples being demolished and their lives were also at risk.

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