KERLA : In secular India, atrocities against Hindus are often overlooked, one such massacre occurred 19 years ago in Kerala. In the coastal town of Marad, eight Hindu fishermen were killed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) extremists, Popular Front of India (PFI), and leftist organizations such as CPI (M), in a planned attack. The weapons, including swords, knives, and homemade bombs, were concealed in a mosque and used by the extremists to attack and kill Hindus. Eight Hindus were brutally murdered, and 16 others were seriously injured, including two women.
The attack occurred when Hindu fishermen were peacefully conversing by the beach and worshippers were returning home from a temple. Suddenly, a crowd of extremists attacked them with swords, knives, sticks, and clubs, and started killing them. One of the attackers threw a bomb that did not explode; otherwise, many more Hindus might have lost their lives. After the attack, the assailants returned to the mosque to hide their bloodstained clothes and weapons. During this time, Muslim women formed a human chain outside the mosque to prevent the police from entering. However, the police broke through the chain and found 90 homemade bombs and 40 knives inside the mosque. The Marad massacre was a premeditated conspiracy orchestrated by extremists from PFI, PDP, and the Muslim League.
Investigations revealed that the extremists had been planning the attack for a year. They sought revenge for the deaths of some Muslims in 2002, resulting from a water dispute between the two communities. Investigations also found links between the attackers and organizations such as the Muslim League, Congress, and NDF. Kerala's leftist government faced accusations of failing to prevent the incident despite being aware of the impending danger. Nineteen years have passed since the Marad massacre. In 2009, 62 out of 148 accused received life sentences, and one was sentenced to five years for inciting the mob. Kerala High Court later sentenced another 24 people to life imprisonment. In 2021, two more individuals were found guilty, who had been fugitives since 2010-11.
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