RIOTING IN INDIA
HINDUS AND MOSLEMS Received Dec. 29. 7.15 p.m. CALCUTTA, Dec. ?*. Two were killed and 50 injured during Hindu-Mohammedan rioting in Dcs’nabandu Park. Fifteen were sent to hospital. The trouble was due to the golden jubilee of the National Congress clashing with the Mohammedan religious festival. The Mohammedans objected to the Hindus drowning their prayers with slogans. Brickbats and stones flew and lathes were wielded before the police suppressed the riot.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 30 December 1935, Page 5
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