Story in numbers: 389 people have died in communal riots in last 4 years

As many as 2,920 "communal incidents" were reported in India over four years ended 2017

There have been “no big communal riots” in India over the past four years, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, said recently. Naqvi’s claim is not true, according to Indiaspend’s analysis of the government data.

Three “major communal incidents” were reported in (Baduria-Basirhat district North 24 Parganas, West Bengal) 2017, (Hazinagar, West Bengal) 2016 and (Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh) 2014, according to the home ministry’s annual reports, with no “major communal incidents” reported in 2015.

A “major” communal incident is one that results in more than five deaths or leaves over 10 people injured. An incident that results in one death