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a 3,000 to 4,000 strong mob attacked and looted the warehouses in the Muladi port. The Hindus/Christians ran helter-skelter and the armed mob pounced upon them. They killed the men indiscriminately and violated the women in broad daylight in public. The orgy of loot, murder, rape and arson continued till the evening, when they departed with the loot and the abducted women. Christian churches were vandalized and looted. The streets, ghats and the river were full of corpses. In the betelnut orchard of one Hindu, more 300 dead bodies were found.
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the night of 16th the village of Satani was attacked and set on fire. Madan Nandi, a well-to-do Hindu and his brother were killed. Two eminent doctors, Dr. Prafulla C. Gain and Dr. Kallol B. Banerjee were victims too. When the villagers went to lodge a complaint at the Muladi police station the
Officer in Charge asked the villagers to cremate the dead and tell their family that they had died of disease. The insensitive and nonchalant attitude of the O.C. scared the villagers.
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Muladi announcing in loudspeakers asking the Hindus to assemble at the Muladi police station. After the Hindus and
Christians had gathered hundreds of non-Muslim men were massacred within the precincts of the police station. The O.C. himself stripped the Hindu women of their vermillion and conch shell bangles and forced them to recite the kalma. Later he distributed the women among the gang leaders.
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From the night of 16th, cries of 'Allah ho Akbar' and 'Kill the infidels' could be heard from a distance. On the morning of 17th, terrified Hindus and
Christians began to rush towards the Muladi police station. The O.C. however refused to provide any shelter to the terrified people. At around 3 P.M.,
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At around 12 noon, at the signal of the O.C. a 3,000 strong armed Muslim mob attacked the warehouses. More than 700 men and elderly women were massacred and their bodies thrown into the river. The remaining women were taken into a shed belonging to one
Mukteshwar Saha and forced to recite the kalma.
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The survivors of Muladi and adjoining villages had spent the last couple of nights under the sky, in jungles and burnt houses. On the morning of 20 February, the
Officer in Charge announced that a relief camp has been opened in the port area. He seized all the money and the jewellery from the Hindus
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Christians returned to their looted, destroyed and gutted houses. In the evening, they once again assembled at the police station. This time they were allowed inside in lieu of their cash and jewellery. In the meantime, the Ansars went all around
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gathered at the police station and directed them towards the port. At the port the Hindus were divided into three groups at put up at three warehouses - the Panch
Tahabil and the ones belonging to Madhablal Kundu and Sukhamay Kundu.
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332:Ishangopalpur massacre
738:Persecution of Hindus
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208:Religious intolerance
183:Religious persecution
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689:"An Endless Tale"
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519:20 February
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501:17 February
95:mass murder
90:Attack type
57:East Bengal
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621:References
607:Lalu Nandi
586:Dhiren Pal
203:Secularism
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699:12 March
157:a series
155:Part of
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