2013 Kishtwar clashes

The 2013 Kishtwar Riots, which claimed three lives and injured 80, was a conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The riots occurred in the aftermath of the Eid festival on 9 August 2013, and provoked a significant government lockdown in the Jammu region. Despite that, the government was criticized for not preventing the riots.

2013 Kishtwar Communal Clashes
Date9 August 2013
Location
Caused byAttempt to create communal disharmony for electoral gains
Parties
Muslims
Hindus
Police, Army
Casualties and losses
1 killed
2 killed
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