84 people die in communal violence this year till October

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An activist from the hardline Hindu group Bajrang Dal, attends a protest rally in the northern Indian city of Lucknow September 12, 2007. Thousands of activists gathered on Wednesday to take part in a nation wide protest rally against the controversial project to carve a shipping channel in seas off the Indian south coast despite protests by religious groups who say it will destroy a mythical bridge of sand made by a Hindu god. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar (INDIA)

New Delhi, Dec 17: There were 650 communal incidents in the country this year till October in which 84 people lost their lives.

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha that 438 communal incidents were reported in the country during January to July 2015 in which 66 persons were killed and 1,427 people were injured.

Rijiju said between August and October this year, there were 212 incidents of communal violence in which 18 people lost their lives.

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