The Noakhali riots were a series of semiorganized massacres Killing , rapes , abductions and forced conversions of Hindus to Islam and looting Robbery and arson of Hindu properties perpetrated Committing_crime by the Muslim community in the districts of Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of Bengal ( now in Bangladesh ) in October–November 1946 , a year before India 's independence from British rule .

Around 50,000 Hindus remained Presence marooned in the affected areas under the strict surveillance of the Muslims , where the administration had no say .

In some areas , Hindus had to obtain Getting permits Preventing_or_letting from the Muslim leaders in order to travel Traveling outside their villages .

The forcibly converted Change Hindus were coerced Convincing to give Giving written declarations Expressing_publicly that they had converted Change to Islam of their own free will .

According to Dinesh Chandra , Hindus were forced Hostile_encounter to pay Commerce_pay subscriptions to the Muslim League and jiziyah , the protection tax paid Commerce_pay by dhimmis in an Islamic state .

Estimates of casualties Death range from the official figures of 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus , to upwards of 2,000 casualties Death .

As a result of the conflict Hostile_encounter , a further eight to ten million people , mostly Hindus , fled Escaping the country at the time to seek refuge in neighbouring India .

The bombings Terrorism came Arriving only two days before the important festival of Diwali , which is celebrated by Hindus , Sikhs , and Jains .

In the violent Violence events leading Causation up to the Operation Blue Star since the inception of Akali Dharm Yudh Morcha , the militants had killed Killing 165 Hindus and Nirankaris , even 39 Sikhs opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to Bhindranwale were killed Killing .

The 1969 Gujarat riots refers to the communal violence Attack between Hindus and Muslims during September–October 1969 , in Gujarat , India .

The Hindus later attacked Attack a Muslim dargah , and Muslim protesters also attacked Attack the temple again , leading to a mass breakout of violence .