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'''Nadia riots''' was a communal riot <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/nadia-riots-scale-destruction-immense-as-police-study-pattern-1739636.html|title=Nadia riots: Scale of destruction immense|last=|first=|date=|website=www.oneindia.com/|publisher=[[Oneindia]]|access-date=}}</ref> that occurred in [[Kaliganj (community development block)|Kaliganj block]], [[Nadia district]] of [[West Bengal]] during 5 May 2015. 4 people were killed and 8 injured .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/west-bengal-4-killed-over-8-injured-communal-clashes-nadia-district-631370|title=West Bengal: 4 Killed, Over 8 Injured in Communal Clashes in Nadia District|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ibtimes.co.in/|publisher=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=4 killed in communal clash in Nadia|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/4-killed-in-communal-clash-at-kaliganj-block-in-west-bengals-nadia-district/article7174482.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=4 killed, over 8 injured in Hindu-Muslim clashes. Why is West Bengal fast becoming a riot-hit state?|url=http://www.newsx.com/regional/3071-4-killed-over-8-injured-in-hindu-muslim-clashes-why-is-west-bengal-fast-becoming-a|website=NewsX|date=5 May 2015}}</ref> The victims were from [[Scheduled Caste]] Hindus and accused are Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-the-case-of-selective-silence-and-its-steep-costs-2084851|title=The case of selective silence and its steep costs|last=|first=|date=|website=www.dnaindia.com/|publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=}}</ref> Nadia has seen communal tensions in the past.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dacoity|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Dacoity-takes-a-communal-turn-in-Nadia/articleshow/36798298.cms}}</ref><br />
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==Riot==<br />
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Clash started when a Hindu procession, which was returning from Dharmaraj Mela at Jamalpur in Purbasthali, was attacked while passing by a mosque in Juranpur village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/west-bengal-4-killed-over-8-injured-communal-clashes-nadia-district-631370|title=West Bengal: 4 Killed, Over 8 Injured in Communal Clashes in Nadia District|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ibtimes.co.in/|publisher=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=}}</ref> Firing and hurling of petrol bombs were reported. The attackers were well prepared and managed to source weapons and explosives quickly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/nadia-riots-scale-destruction-immense-as-police-study-pattern-1739636.html|title=Nadia riots: Scale of destruction immense|last=|first=|date=|website=www.oneindia.com/|publisher=[[Oneindia]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150722130030/http://www.niticentral.com/2015/05/06/west-bengal-4-killed-communal-violence-312051.html niticentral]<br />
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