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Categories: Conflicts in 1978, All articles with style issues, All articles lacking reliable references, Caste-related violence in India, 1970s in West Bengal
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Marichjhapi massacre  Marichjhanpi massacre  Marichjhapi incident
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Marichjhapi massacre refers to the eviction of Bengali Dalit refugees who forcibly occupied legally protected reserve forest land on Marichjhapi island in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, in 1979, and the subsequent death of some refugees and policemen due to gunfire by violent action and disease. Wikipedia
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Marichjhapi massacre refers to the eviction of Bengali Dalit refugees who forcibly occupied legally protected reserve forest land on Marichjhapi island in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, in 1979, and the subsequent death of some refugees and policemen due to gunfire by violent action and disease. Wikipedia
forcible eviction in 1979 of Bangladeshi refugees on Marichjhapi island in Sundarban, West Bengal, and the subsequent death of around thousands by police gunfire, starvation, and disease Wikidata
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slaughter
eviction
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Marichjhanpi
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Marichjhanpi massacre

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