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1997 Raghopur Massacre
The 1997 Raghopur massacre was an incident in a series of Caste-related violence in India, caste related violence in the Eastern Indian state of Bihar. Raghopur is a village located in Patut Panchayat of Bihta block of Patna district, Patna district which is also home to the state capital Patna. On the night of 21 April 1997, an armed squad of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Party Unity entered the village and selectively killed 6 men after identifying them as members of Bhumihar, Bhumihar caste. The house of Janardhana Sharma, a local member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, was blown up twice by explosives. Masscare At the time of the massacre Raghopur consisted of 150 households with Bhumihars and Musahars being the predominant castes in the village. There were around 50 Bhumihar households and 50 Musahar households. Other major castes living in the village included Paswan, Dusadhs and Kanu Saus with one or two households belonging to other castes including a Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when perpetrated by a group of political actors against defenseless victims. The word is a loan of a French term for "butchery" or "carnage". A "massacre" is not necessarily a "crime against humanity". Other terms with overlapping scope include war crime, pogrom, mass killing, mass murder, and extrajudicial killing. Etymology The modern definition of ''massacre'' as "indiscriminate slaughter, carnage", and the subsequent verb of this form, derive from late 16th century Middle French, evolved from Middle French ''"macacre, macecle"'' meaning "slaughterhouse, butchery". Further origins are dubious, though may be related to Latin ''macellum'' "provisions store, butcher shop". The Middle French word ''macecr'' "butchery, carnage" is first recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
