Arwal district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state , India , and Arwal town is the administrative headquarters of this district. It was earlier part of Jehanabad district .
26-757: The Laxmanpur Bathe massacre was a massacre conducted in the Laxmanpur Bathe village in Arwal district of Bihar, where 58 scheduled caste people were killed by members of the Ranvir Sena in retaliation for the Bara massacre in which 37 upper castes were killed. Laxmanpur Bathe is a village in Arwal district in Bihar , on the Son river about 90–km from Patna. Eyewitness account of Surajmani Devi–
52-467: A literacy rate of 69.54%. 7.40% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.16% and 0.08% of the population respectively. Languages in Arwal district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 86.53% of the population in the district spoke Magahi , 8.11% Hindi , and 4.96% Urdu as their first language. The language spoken here is Magahi . Some number of people also speaks Bhojpuri. Arwal district
78-412: A sex ratio of 900 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.4%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.66% and 0.12% of the population respectively. Languages of Muzaffarpur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 48.33% of the population in the district spoke Hindi , 7.65% Urdu , 3.54% Bhojpuri and 1.33% Maithili as their first language. 39.01% of
104-422: A 32 years old victim Everyone was shot in the chest. I also saw that the panties were torn. One girl was Prabha. She was fifteen years old. She was supposed to go to her husband's house two to three days later. They also cut her breast and shot her in the chest. Another was Manmatiya, also fifteen. They raped her and cut off her breast. The girls were all naked, and their panties were ripped. They also shot them in
130-730: A Unit of the Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Ltd. are the major industries located in Muzaffarpur city and its periphery. The above industries have generated considerable employment and have also been helpful in establishing a number of small industries including a few cottage industries. Muzaffarpur city is an important centre for the wholesale cloth trade. Agriculture-based industries such as sugar mills and Britannia Biscuits have newly been established in city. New IT services such as Super Seva and Suresh Chips have opened their offices in Muzaffarpur. According to
156-628: A great Hindi writer, Parmanandan Shashtri and Devesh Chandra Thakur . In 1972 both Sitamarhi and Vaishali districts were split from Muzaffarpur. Muzaffarpur district is served by rivers Gandak , Budhi Gandak , Bagmati and Lakhandei . Many streams pass through the district. The area has been prone to floods. The district lies in the fertile region of Gangetic plain . Muzaffarpur district occupies an area of 3,175.9 square kilometres (1,226.2 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Canada 's Mansel Island . There are 16 blocks under Muzaffarpur District: GDP Per capita Income of Muzaffarpur
182-414: Is $ 2,507 and total GDP of District is $ 5 Billion as by 2021 Reports which is 4.7% of Bihar 's GDP. The litchi crop, which is available from May to June, is mainly cultivated in the districts of Muzaffarpur and surrounding districts, in an area of about 25,800 hectares producing about 300,000 tonnes every year. Litchi is exported to big cities like Bombay, Kolkata and to other countries. India's share in
208-481: Is 65 km from Patna District. It is bounded with Patna, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Bhojpur District. This district is not connected by Rail. It can be reached by Road either from any of the bounded districts. Nearest airport is Patna airport which is 65 km from this district. https://arwal.nic.in/ 25°14′24″N 84°40′12″E / 25.24000°N 84.67000°E / 25.24000; 84.67000 Muzaffarpur district Muzaffarpur District
234-556: Is further divided into five blocks, namely, Arwal, Karpi, Kaler, Kurtha and Suryapur Vanshi.There are total 335 villages present in district. Nearest Airport is at Patna and Railway Station is Jehanabad (JHD) and Anugarh Narayan Road (AUBR) . By Road, Arwal is linked with Jehanabad, Patna and Aurangabad. Jagdeo Prasad Bridge connects to Arwal with Sahar (Bhojpur) on River Sone. It is having excellent communication facility with other cities of India. NH- 139 (Old NH- 98) which passes through Arwal connects NH- 19 (Old NH- 02). According to
260-460: Is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state , India . Muzaffarpur district is part of and also the headquarters of Tirhut Division Tirhut is the ancient name of all of northern Bihar. Muzaffarpur was a part of the ancient Vajjika League , one of the principal mahājanapadas of Ancient India . Muzaffarpur fostered political leaders and statesmen alike among whom were Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi , George Fernandes , Janki Ballabh Shastri ,
286-541: The 2011 census Arwal district has a population of 700,843, roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state of North Dakota . This gives it a ranking of 502nd in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,099 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.01%. Arwal has a sex ratio of 927 females for every 1000 males, and
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#1732848113003312-401: The 2011 census Muzaffarpur district has a population of 4,801,062, roughly equal to the nation of Singapore or the US state of Alabama . This gives it a ranking of 24th th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 1,514 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,920/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.14%. Muzaffarpur has
338-561: The apex court to appoint the SIT(special investigation team) probing all the massacre cases in Bihar. Other state parties LJP and RJD demanded CBI investigation in High Court's decision and alleged that the state government is protecting the interests of Ranvir Sena. Maoists called for a 24-hour strike against the court's decision in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district , and the police advised that
364-586: The banks and shops remain close. Seven people, including one suspected member from the Ranvir Sena, were killed in Aurangabad district on 18 October. The Dalits in the area feared that there may be a retaliation from the Ranvir Sena . Arwal district As of 2001 it is the third least populous district of Bihar (out of 38 ), after Sheikhpura and Sheohar . Arwal District is very small district of Bihar. Most of people are engaged in primary sector. There
390-604: The case on 1 April, fixed 7 April 2010 as the date for announcing the verdict. Earlier, the case was transferred to Patna from Jehanabad following a Patna High Court order in October 1999. On 7 April 2010, the Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijai Prakash Mishra of the Patna Civil Court sentenced 16 men to death and 10 to life imprisonment for the massacre. While pronouncing the verdict, sessions judge Mishra described
416-421: The killings as a “stigma on civil society and rarest of rare cases of brutality. On 9 October 2013, Patna High Court acquitted all 26 accused persons, due to "lack of evidence". The CPI (ML) staged a Bandh throughout central Bihar. Some commented that the High Court judgement did not get the attention it merited in the media. The acquittal of massacre-accused were overshadowed by another big news of that time -
442-547: The last shred of evidence of their outrageous act, they crossed the river and slit the throats of the two boatmen who had rowed them, before disappearing in Bhojpur district. Laxmanpur-Bathe was targeted because Ranvir Sena members believed the village's Dalits, mostly poor and landless, were sympathizers of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation . Ranvir Sena , a far-right wing militia of upper caste landlords,
468-404: The main crops. Though most of the area of the district is well irrigated, due to lack of infrastructure and power, farmers are not benefitted. Industries related to agriculture are starting up nowadays. Arwal district is a part of Magadh division . It came into existence on 20 August 2001 and was earlier part of Jehanabad district . The district comprises only one sub-division, Arwal Sadar, which
494-496: The place at much shallower depths this is the reason why most of the households of arwal used to install handpumps instead of motors and storage. Excellent transportation, Son river and huge availability of water in Arwal may provide suitable conditions to establishment of industries. It is the part of plain of Ganga. There are most agricultural field. Economy of the district is totally agriculture-based, and this area does not have any presence of any industry. Paddy, wheat and pulse are
520-527: The retirement of Sachin Tendulkar from cricket. There was an angry reaction from the Bihar government and various political parties in the state. The government replied that it will appeal against the order, while CPI(M) termed the verdict as “unacceptable” and asked the Nitish Kumar government to immediately file an appeal against it. The CPI-ML criticised the state government and said that it would appeal in
546-417: The vagina. There were five girls in all. All five were raped. All were fifteen or younger. All their breasts were cut off. Human Rights Watch The village was the site of a massacre of 58 Dalits allegedly killed by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena on the night of 1 December 1997. All the victims were Dalits and many among them were children, the youngest being a one-year-old, and pregnant women. To remove
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#1732848113003572-463: The world litchi market amounts to less than 1%. The name of the litchi produced in quality. It has many industries ranging from small to big. Prabhat Zarda Factory, Ganesh Foundries Limited, Bharat Wagon and Engineering (Close Down in 2017), N.T.P.C. Kanti Thermal Power Station , Bihar Drugs & Organic Chemicals Ltd.; Muzaffarpur – a Unit of IDPL , Lizzat Papad Udyog Unit Factory, Units of Leather Development Corporation, Muzaffarpur Dairy ;
598-407: Was a massacre of Dalit people, who were considered to be naxal supporters by Ranvir Sena -a private militia of dominant Bhumihar caste, at Laxmanpur Bathe in 1997. This massacre was in response of capturing land belonging to upper caste people and killing of Bhumihars in various massacre like Bara massacre and Senari massacre by Naxalite , most of the members of naxal cadres being Dalits. It
624-462: Was a part of the Red Corridor . Arwal district occupies an area of 638 square kilometres (246 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Canada 's Foley Island . Arwal is the unique district of Bihar in the sense of quality of water and its greater availability. As per survey done by the experts underground water of arwal is completely free from the impurities. Water is available at most of
650-546: Was created by Bhumihar caste to take on the Naxals. In the well-planned operation, about 100 Ranbir Sena activists carrying firearms had descended on Lakshmanpur Bathe at around 11 pm. They forced their way into huts by breaking open the doors and fired indiscriminately at people who were asleep. The entire hamlet located on the banks of the Sone river was virtually decimated in the attack that lasted more than three hours. The youngest victim
676-506: Was one year old. The incident sent shockwaves across the country. The Lalu Prasad -led RJD government was then ruling the state. The then President K R Narayanan had expressed his shock and dismay over the mass murder of 58 Dalits in Central Bihar. In his strong-worded reaction, he had termed the massacre as "national shame". In December 2008, charges were made against 46 Ranvir Sena men. Sessions Judge Mishra, on conclusion of trial in
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