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India court sentences 16 ex policemen to life for killing 42 Muslims
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- 01 November, 2018
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Baku. 1 November. REPORT.AZ/ A court in India has sentenced 16 retired policemen to life imprisonment for murdering 42 Muslim men in Hashimpura village in Uttar Pradesh state's Meerut district in 1987, Report informs citing the Anadolu.
The officers were found guilty of shooting 42 men and tossing their bodies into canals, in one of the bloodiest moments of violent clashes between Muslims and Hindus in 1987.
Notably, months of rioting over the Babri Mosque, where Hindus believe a temple was once built to Lord Ram, left an estimated 350 dead in 1987.
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Hindistanda 42 müsəlmanı qətlə yetirən 16 keçmiş polis əməkdaşı edam olunacaq
В Индии казнят 16 экс-сотрудников полиции, убивших 42 мусульман
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