Hyderabad massacres
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The Hyderabad massacres[6] refers to the mass killings and genocidal massacre of Hyderabadi Muslims that took place in the aftermath of the Indian annexation of Hyderabad (Operation Polo). The killings were perpetrated by local Hindu militias, and by the Indian Army. An official "very conservative estimate" puts the total civilian death toll at 27,000–40,000 civilians between September–October 1948;[7] other scholars have put the figure at 200,000, or even higher.[8] Apart from mass killings, activists such as Sundarayya mention systematic torture, rapes, and lootings by Indian soldiers.[9]
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1948 Hyderabad massacres | |
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Part of the Annexation of Hyderabad | |
Date | 13 September 1948 (1948-09-13) - October 1948; 75 years ago (1948-10) |
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Caused by | Annexation of Hyderabad, religious and cultural tensions |
Goals | Retributive violence[1] Religious bigotry[2] |
Methods | Mass murder, pogrom,[3][4] rape, looting and arson |
Casualties | |
Death(s) | 27,000–40,000 (according to the Sunderlal Committee's estimate)[5] |
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