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Line 31: − *On August 16, 1946, [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] proclaimed "Direct Action Day". Soon after, more than 4,000 Hindus were massacred at the hands of Muslim mobs in the city of Calcutta. + − *On October 10, 1946, Muslim mobs massacred 5,000 Hindus in the Noakhali region of Bengal and raped hundreds of women. Many thousands more were also forced to concert to Islam. On the island of Sandwip, gasoline was imported from the mainland to burn down houses owned by Hindus. + − *In March of 1947, incited by the Pir of Golra Sharif, [[Muslim League]] mobs attacked Hindus and Sikhs in villages of Multan, Rawalpindi, Campbellpur, and Jhelum Sargodha. + + + +
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==Anti-Hindu Riots/Pogroms before and after the Partition of India==
==Anti-Hindu Riots/Pogroms before and after the Partition of India==
{{See also|Great Calcutta Killing}}
On August 16, 1946, [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] proclaimed "Direct Action Day". Soon after, more than 4,000 Hindus were massacred at the hands of Muslim mobs in the city of Calcutta.
On October 10, 1946, Muslim mobs massacred 5,000 Hindus in the Noakhali region of Bengal and raped hundreds of women. Many thousands more were also forced to concert to Islam. On the island of Sandwip, gasoline was imported from the mainland to burn down houses owned by Hindus.
In March of 1947, incited by the Pir of Golra Sharif, [[Muslim League]] mobs attacked Hindus and Sikhs in villages of Multan, Rawalpindi, Campbellpur, and Jhelum Sargodha.
[[Category:Indian History]]
[[Category:Indian History]]
==References==
==References==