May 2014 Assam violence

2014 Assam violence
Part of Insurgency in Northeast India
LocationAssam, India
Date1 May 2014 (2014-05-01) – 3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)
WeaponsAK 47[1]
Deaths33 and 3 suspects[2][3]
MotiveNot voting for Bodos[4]

From the night of 1 May 2014 until the early morning hours of 3 May a series of attacks occurred on the Bengali Muslims in Assam, a north-eastern state of India. The perpetrator is suspected to be the terrorist group National Democratic Front of Bodoland's Songbijit faction.[3][5] Speculated to be revenge for not voting for the National Democratic Front in the Lok Sabha elections,[4] the death toll reached 32.[6]

  1. ^ "Twenty-two Muslims killed in sectarian attacks in Assam". Reuters. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ht was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "30 killed in 36 hours by Bodo militants in Assam, curfew imposed". Indian Express. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Rebels kill 23 in Assam for not voting for Bodos". Times of India. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Assam live: 30, including children, killed in fresh attacks". Firstpost. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Death toll up to 32 in Assam". DNA. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

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