Issue Brief No. 85, October 2008
This issue brief written for the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi analyses the clashes between the Bodos and Muslims in Assam in the first week of October, 2008.
The first paragraph of the Brief follows.
The recent week-long ethnic violence, principally between the Bodo tribals and the Muslim settlers, in two northern districts of Assam - Darang and Udalguri, claimed at least 55 lives and left over 100 persons injured. The serial clashes also affected other non-Bodo populations like the Rajbongshi, Assamese, Nepali and Bengali communities in these two districts. More than 2,500 houses were either torched or damaged in the clashes in 54 villages. Almost 150,000 people were displaced and have since been settled in the 97 relief camps set up by the government.
http://www.ipcs.org/pdf_file/issue/1418936928IB85-Bibhu-Assam.pdf
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