1986 Kashmir riots
The 1986 Kashmir Riots, also commonly referred to as the 1986 Anantnag Riots, were a series of attacks targeting Kashmiri Hindus in the Kashmir Valley of the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in Anantnag district.
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| Part of the Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir | |
Map showing Indian-administered Kashmir within the larger Kashmir region, with the Kashmir Valley highlighted in green | |
| Location | Anantnag, Kashmir, J&K, India |
| Coordinates | 34.0333°N 74.6667°E |
| Date | February 1986 – March 1986 |
| Target | Kashmiri Hindus |
Attack type | Arson, riots, vandalism, looting |
| Deaths | 2,000 |
| Perpetrators | Islamist militants, Islamist sympathisers |
| Part of a series on |
| Violence against Hindus in independent India |
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