Contemporary era · 1983
Nellie massacre
The Nellie massacre took place in central Assam during a seven-hour period on the morning of 18 February 1983. The massacre claimed the lives of 2000–3000 people from 14 villages—Alisingha, Khulapathar, Basundhari, Bugduba Beel, Bugduba Habi, Borjola, Butuni, Dongabori, Indurmari, Mati Parbat, Muladhari, Mati Parbat no. 8, Silbheta, Borburi and Nellie—of Nagaon district.
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- When
- 18 Feb 1983
- Where
- Assam
- Era
- Contemporary
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Text from the Wikipedia article Nellie massacre, CC BY-SA 4.0