''Nellie, 1983'' is an Assamese history book written by Diganta Sharma based on the

Nellie massacre The Nellie massacre took place in central Assam during a six-hour period in the morning of 18 February 1983. The massacre claimed the lives of 1,600–2,000 people from 14 villages—Alisingha, Khulapathar, Basundhari, Bugduba Beel, Bugduba ...

that took place during the

Assam Movement The Assam Movement (also Anti-Foreigners Agitation) (1979–1985) was a popular uprising in Assam, India, that demanded the Government of India to detect, disenfranchise and deport illegal aliens. Led by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and A ...

in 1983. The book is published by Eklabya Prakashan, Jorhat, Assam.

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On 17 February 1983, two truckloads of police contingents came to Borbori and assured the inhabitants that they are patrolling nearby and full security has been provided to them. Being assured of security by the security personnel, Muslim residents of Nellie went to work outside as usual on 18 February 1983. At around 8:30 am, suddenly the village was attacked by mobs from three sides surrounding the villagers and pushing them towards the river Kopili. People armed with sharp weapons, spears, and a few guns, advanced towards Nellie in an organized manner. The attackers encircled the whole village and left open the side that pointed towards the river Kopili. There were attackers in boats too. The killing started at around 9 am and continued till 3 pm. Most of the victims were women and children in the infamous

which resulted in 3,000 lives (non-officially 10,000). The survivors were taken to Nagaon police station. Most of the survivors were put into Nellie camp at Nagaon and they returned to their village after 14 days upon restoration of normalcy. Police filed 688 criminal cases, of which 378 cases were closed due to "lack of evidence" and 310 cases were charge-sheeted, and all these cases were dropped by the Government as a part of the

Assam Accord The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement. It was signed in the presence of the then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi on 15 Au ...

. Consequently, not a single person received punishment.

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