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Know about Kishtawar, once an oasis of communal harmony
New Delhi: Kishtawar is a remote place in Jammu and Kashmir. While the place was recently in the news for communal violence, Kishtwar was the only town in India which was peaceful in terms of
It was the selective killing of Hindus by militants and the creation of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) that created tensions between the two communities.
The first such selective killing took place in 1993, when 17 Hindus were killed in Sarthal near Kishtwar.