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1992 CE · political violence security

Demolition of the Babri Masjid

On 6 December 1992, kar sevaks gathered at the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi–Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya demolished the sixteenth-century mosque. The demolition triggered severe communal violence in several parts of India and became a major turning point in the politics and litigation surrounding the Ayodhya dispute.

Demolition of the Babri Masjid
Demolition of the Babri Masjid

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