1993 Manipur riot

The 1993 Manipur riot refers to the Hindu-Muslim riot followed by the large scale deaths of the Meitei Pangals (Meitei Muslims) and the Hindu Meiteis, on 3rd May 1993.[1] In the past, there has been some land disputes and fear of Bengali Muslim influx.[2]

1993 Manipur riot
(Meitei Hindu–Meitei Muslim communal riot)
Part of Religious violence in India
Location of Manipur in India
Date3 May 1993
Location
Manipur, India
MethodsKilling, Arson
Parties
90 to 130 people were killed in the incident
Part of a series on
Violence against Muslims
in independent India
Major incidents

Incident

There are conflicting accounts of what started the violence, one account says Hindu separatists tried to buy arms from a Muslim arms smuggler and were rebuffed. Another account says that the Hindu rebels were trying to extort from a Muslim village who resisted and killed one of the rebel.[2] The violence started on 3 May 1993 and continued well into 5 May. Bus containing Muslims passengers were set on fire and clashes took places between Pangal and Meitei.[3] An estimated 90 to 130 people were killed.[4] The Manipur Government worked with the people of Manipur to restore peace in the State following the riots.[5]

Legacy

According to an official of the Indian Government, about a 100 people died in the riots. The commission called for increased security and increasing the compensation award to the victims.[6] The Pangal (Manipuri Muslim) Political Forum claimed 140 people were killed. Following the Government of India awarded compensation to the victims of the 1984 Punjab riots, the Pangal (Manipuri Muslim) Political Forum demanded compensation from the government in January 2015 at the Manipur Press Club.[7]

3 May 1993, is marked as a black day/Sahidee Memorial Day by the Pangals. Following the massacre the Pangals formed a number of armed militias. The day is observed by All Manipur Muslim Students’ Organization, Pangal (Manipur Muslim) Political Forum, and All Manipur Muslim Girl Students’ Organization.[8]

References
  1. Datta-Ray, B. (2006). The Journal of the North-East India Council for Social Science Research. B. D. Ray. p. 76.
  2. "HINDU-MUSLIM RIOTS KILL MORE THAN 100 IN INDIA". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. New York Times News Service. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. Ahmed, Farzand (31 May 1993). "Naga-Kuki clash: Communal riots rouse temperatures in Manipur". India Today. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. Dutta, Anuradha; Bhuyan, Ratna (2008). Women and Peace: Chapters from Northeast India. Akansha Publishing House. p. 78. ISBN 9788183701266.
  5. Das, Samir Kumar (2008). Blisters on their Feet: Tales of Internally Displaced Persons in India's North East. SAGE Publications India. p. 208. ISBN 9788132100195.
  6. "Report of working group of national integration council to study reports of the commissions of inquiry on communal riots" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. Press, Imphal Free (11 January 2015). "Muslim body seeks compensation for 1993 Meitei-Meitei Pangal riot victims". Kangla Online. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. "Muslims offer prayers for those killed in the 1993 riot in Manipur". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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