The massacre started on October 10, the day of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja and continued unabated for about a week. It is estimated that 5,000 Hindus were killed, hundreds of Hindu women were raped and thousands of Hindu men and women were forced to convert to [[Islam]]. Around 50,000 to 75,000 survivors were sheltered in temporary relief camps in Comilla, Chandpur, Agartala and other places. Additionally over 50,000 Hindus remained marooned in the affected areas. | The massacre started on October 10, the day of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja and continued unabated for about a week. It is estimated that 5,000 Hindus were killed, hundreds of Hindu women were raped and thousands of Hindu men and women were forced to convert to [[Islam]]. Around 50,000 to 75,000 survivors were sheltered in temporary relief camps in Comilla, Chandpur, Agartala and other places. Additionally over 50,000 Hindus remained marooned in the affected areas. |