Major religious riots, since Independence

Year	Riot	State / Region	Cause	Aftermath
1984	Anti Sikh riots	Delhi	Assassination of Indira Gandhi	Government of India reported 2,700 Sikh deaths and 20,000 displaced. PUCL and newspapers report death toll to be 10,000-17,000 and "at least" 50,000 displaced.[105]
1992-1993	Bombay Riots	Mumbai	Demolition of Babri Masjid	900 people dead
2002	Gujarat Riots	Gujarat	Godhra train burning	1,044 people killed; 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus (including those killed in the Godhra train fire)
2008	Kandhamal riots	Kandhamal district, Orissa	Murder of Swami Lakshmanananda	Over 20 killed and over 12,000 displaced