2015 Nadia riots

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Nadia riots was a large scale communal riot ^[1] that occurred in Nadia district of West Bengal^[2] during May 2015. Four people were killed.^[3] The victims belonged to the same family. Some sources claimed five people were killed. Mainstream media and local politicians didn't condemn the incidents as the victims were from Scheduled Caste category.^[4]

Nadia has seen communal tensions in the past.^[5]

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