What is 1984 anti-Sikh riots?
{{no sources|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = 1984 Sikh massacre | partof = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | location = [[Punjab]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[India]] | target = Sikh civilians | coordinates = | date = {{Start date|1984|10|31|df=yes}} – {{End date|1984|11|03|df=yes}} | time = | timezone = | type = [[Pogrom]], [[mass murder]], [[mass rape]], [[arson]], [[looting]], [[acid throwing]], [[immolation]] | fatalities = 3,350 (Indian government figure) 8,000–17,000 Sikhs (other estimates) | victims = | perpetrators = [[Indian National Congress]] | weapons = | numparts = | dfens = | motive = }} The '''1984 anti-Sikh riots''', also known as the '''1984 Sikh massacre''', were a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the [[Assassination of Indira Gandhi]] by her [[Sikh]] [[bodyguard]]s. Government estimates project that about 2,800 Sikhs were killed in and 3,350 nationwide, whilst other sources estimate the number of deaths at about 8,000–17,000. ==References== [[Category:1984 in India]] [[Category:Riots]]