Mandwi massacre Killing refers to the general massacre Killing of the Bengalis of Mandwi village near Agartala in the Indian state of Tripura on 8 June 1980 , by tribal insurgents .

According to official figures 255 Bengalis were massacred Committing_crime in Mandwi , while foreign presses , independent sources and eyewitnesses put the figure anywhere between 350 and 400 .

Sectarian violence Violence broke out Process_start between Bengalis and Urdu-speaking immigrants .

During the war Hostile_encounter , there was also ethnic violence Violence between Bengalis and Urdu-speaking Biharis .