NELLIE MASSACRE 1983 (Over 2000+ killed)

Thousands of Muslims were killed in Nellie area of Assam in broad daylight on February 18th, 1983. Their only crime was that they exercised their democratic right to vote. In this series of articles Diganta Sharma and Anju Azad recall the horror of Nellie, events leading up to the massacre, aftermath and current situation.

This series is made possible by the support of:

Afzal Usmani
Ashraf Naim
Kaleem Kawaja
Rafat Hussain
Razi Raziuddin
Tariq Farooqi

Today, on the twenty-sixth anniversary of the massacre we honor the victims by publishing their names. Official reports put the death toll to 1819 but villages say that about three thousand Muslims were killed that night. Diganta Sharma has painstakingly collected over nine hundred names and we are presenting it here.

Sl.No	Name of the Person Dead	Father's/Husband's name	Age (Yr.)	M/F	Parents/Guardians
1	Salema Khatun	w/o-Ibrahim	>35	F	Ibrahim
2	Majibur Rehman	S/O-Do	>3	M	Do
3	Ajimul Haque	S/O- Do	>2	M	Do
4	Ramisa Khatun	D/O-A. Sattar	>10	F	A. Sattar
5	Kadboni	W/O-Jabed Ali	>50	F	Jabed Ali
6	Jakir Huussain	S/O-Do	>3	M	Do
7	Hajera Khatun	D/O-A. Jalil	>3	F	A. Jalil
8	Abdul Ali	S/O-L. Loshan Fakir	>50	M
9	Chadman Nessa	D/O-L. Suleman Sekh	>70	F	A. Mutaleb
10	Jamila Khatun	W/O-A. Mutaleb	>50	F	Do
11	Amjad Ali	S/O-L. Surad Munshi	>75	M	Miss Kadman Nessa
12	Rasanawa Begum	W/O-Allimuddin	>27	F	Allimuddin
13	Jusanwara Begum	D/O-Do	>11	F	Do
14	Baharul Islam	S/O-Do	>2	M	Do
15	Abdul Samad	S/O-Abed ali	>4	M	Md.Abed Ali
16	Abdul Azid	S/O-Do	>3	M	Do
17	Sukhina Khatun	W/O-Taleb Ali	>32	F	Taleb Ali
18	Ashia Khatun	W/O-Do	>35	F	Do
19	Afia Begum	D/O-Do	>8	F	Do
20	N urneher	D/O-Do	>9	F	Do
21	Nazrul Haque	S/O-Do	>3	M	Do
22	Mazibur Rahman	S/O-Do		M	Do
23	Abdul Khalek	S/O-Akkas Ali	>25	M	Akkas Ali
24	Jabeda Khatun	W/O-Srhab Ali	>25	F	Surhab Ali
25	Afia Khatun	D/O-Do	>2	F	Do
26	Sukkur Mumud	S/O-Bagiz Sekh	>90	M	Md.Rahmat Ali
27	Surotjan Bibi	W/O-Sukkur Mamud	>60	F	Do
28	Abdul Hussain	S/O-Rahmat Ali	>1	M	Do
29	Mafish-Uddin	S/o-Eahab Ali	>40	M	Miss Suleman Nessa
30	Ramjan Ali	S/O-Araz Ali	>11	M	Araz Ali
31	Kamala Khatun	D/O-Do	>6	F	Do
32	Beljan Bibi	W/O-Do	>50	F	Do
33	Kabdanu Bibi	W/O-Hazrat Ali	>35	F	Hazrat Ali
34	Thurab Ali	S/O-Do	>8	M	Do
35	Mafish Uddin	d/o DO	3	F	DO
36	Nurjahan Bibi	w/o Amsher Alli	60	F	Akkas Ali
37	Afia Khatun	d/o Khursed	5	F	Md. Khursed
38	Abdul Barek	s/o Alimuddin	1	M	Alimuddin
40	Sabjan Bibi	w/o Hasen Ali	38	F	Md. Hasen Ali
41	Kasem Ali	s/o DO	6	M	DO
42	Karfuljan	w/o Late Moniruddin	60	F	Abdul Kadir
43	Saharjan Bibi	w/o A. Jafar Ali	50	F	A. Jafar Ali
44	Ali Hussain	s/o A. Latif	4	M	A. Latif
45	Sarbanu bibi	w/o Late Assaruddin	50	F	Abdul Hamij
46	Khudeja	s/o Md. Samsuddin	5	M	Md. Samsuddin
47	Saiman Nesha	w/o Jonab Ali	50	F	Md. Jonab Ali
48	Anuwara Begam	s/o Late A. ajit	7	M	DO
49	Saleman Nesha	w/o Mujafar Bapari	60	F	Md. Abdul Khalek
50	Manjuwar Begum	d/o A. Khalek	2	F	DO
51	Raijawal Hoque	s/o DO	5	M	DO
52	Sufia Begum	d/o Md. Amir Hussain	9	F	Md. Amir Hussain
53	Afia Begum	d/o DO	4	F	DO
54	Ahamed Ali	s/o M. Rasmat Ali	32	M	Md. Rasmat Ali
55	Amena Khatun	d/o Ohed Ali	40	F	Md. Ohed Ali
56	Jusnara Begum	d/o Ohed Ali	6	F	DO
57	Jahura Khatun	w/o A. Gafur Ali	30	F	A. Gafur Ali
58	Rukia Khatun	d/o DO	6	F	DO
59	Naimuddin Sekh	s/o Mali Sekh	60	M	M. Nijamuddin
60	Oliman Nesha	w/o L. Naimudin	56	F	DO
61	Taslima Khatun	d/o Nijamuddin	5	F	DO
62	Najimuddin style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	s/o Taijuddin	5	M	Taijuddin
63	Fulbanu	w/o M. A Assaruddin	32	F	M. Assaruddin
64	Rahima Khatum	d/o DO	4	F	DO
65	Jahar Ali	s/o Late Tufoni Sekh	60	M	Miss Faijan Nessa
66	Gulabjan Bibi	w/o M. Akub Ali	32	F	Akubali
67	Rahima Khatun	d/o DO	4	F	DO
68	Rafikul Islam	s/o M. Mutabb Ali	2	M	Mutabbali
69	Jusnawara Begum	d/o M. Kasem Ali	6	F	Kasemali
70	Jainal Abdin	s/o DO	1	M	DO
71	Atabur Rahman	s/o M. Masu Sekh	6	M	M. Masu Sekh
72	Inas Ali	s/o Late Abbas Ali	50	M	Miss Khatun Bibi
73	Hasen Bano	w/o L. Kunja Mahal	60	F	Md. Abdul Ajit
74	Joyman Nessa	w/o Akbar Ali	40	F	Md .Akbar Ali
75	Mainuddin	s/o Do	7	M	Do
76	Asia Khatun	d/o M. Osman Ali	4	F	Md. Osman Ali
77	Nabi Hussain	s/o Jadumaral	60	M	Md. Abdul Ajit
78	Saitan Nessa	w/o Nabi Hussain	40	F	Do
79	Mukbul Hussain	s/o Do	6	M	Do
80	Anal Hoque	S/o Do	5	M	Do
81	Karanjan	w/o Jahar Ali	60	F	MD. Mantaz Ali
82	Nur Nesha	w/o Urmaj Ali	60	F	M. Casen Ali
83	Hasu Sekh	s/o A. Rahman	70	M	Miss Aher Bano
84	Ibrahim Munsi	s/o A. Sabar Ali	30	M	M. Sabar Ali
85	Sahed Ali	s/o style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	70	M	M. Jahur Ali
86	Fuljan	w/o Sahed Ali	56	F	Do
87	Amena Khatun	w/o style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Sahar Ali	30	F	Do
88	Sahar Ali	s/o Sahed Ali	40	M	Do
89	Shirajul Islam	s/o Shar ali	10	M	Do
90	Hazura Nesha	d/o Do	5	F	Do
91	Hasen Bano	w/o Ser Ali	50	F style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	Md. Sher Ali
92	Romisa Khatun	w/o Md. Mansur Ali	58	F	Md. Mansur Ali
93	Sufia Khatun	d/o Do	14	F	Do
94	Md. Jiabur Rahman	s/o Do	3	M	Do
95	Safiul Islam	s/o Alauddin	3	M	Alauddin
96	Jamina Khatun	w/o Nuruddin	30	F	Md.Nuruddin
97	Mabia Khatun	d/o Do	12	F	Do
98	Afia Khatun	d/o Do	8	F	Do
99	Sufia Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
100	Nurul Amin	s/o Do	2	M	Do
101	Ayub Ali	s/o Abdul Karim	35	M	A. Rohman
102	Hasmat Ali	s/o Tarif Shekh	80	M	Anjak Ali
103	Mahimon Nessa	w/o Hashmat Ali	60	F	Do
104	Babul Ali	s/o Abed Ali	25	M	Abed Ali
105	Omoron Begum	d/o Shiraj Uddin Ahmed	8	F	Shirajuddin Ahmed
106	Runa Begum	d/o Do	5	F	Do
107	Mina Begum	d/o Do	2	F	Do
108	Julekha Begum	d/o Do	1	F	Do
109	Jobed Ali	s/o Momin Shekh	60	M	A. Malek
110	Nainjan Nessa	w/o L. Jabed Ali	50	F	DO
111	Hazera Begum	w/o A. Malek	38	F	DO
112	Fatima Khatun	w/o A. Barek	25	F	DO
113	A. Rohman	s/o Do	4	M	DO
114	Ambia Khatun	d/o A. Barek	3	F	A. Malek
115	Shamuj Bano	w/o Do	30	F
116	Romija Khatun	d/o A. Malek	2	F	A. Malek
117	jamela khatun	w/o Samsur Ali	50	F	*Md Samsur Ali
118	A Jalil	s/o A. Azid	40	M	Md. Giasuddin
119	Aisha Bano	w/o Jalil	30	F	Do
120	Aimon Nessa	d/o L. A. Jalil	5	F	Do
121	Abu Taher	s/o Do	3	M	Do
122	Shamarta Bano	w/o L. Ayab Ali	30	F	Do
123	Amirun Nessa	d/o Do	2	F	Do
124	A. Salam	s/o Md. Arfan Ali	18	M	Arfan Ali
125	A. Jalal Ali	s/o Do	13	M	Do
126	Sattar Ali	s/o L. A. Rashid	50	M	Md. Izul Hoque
127	Asia Khatun	w/o Sattar Ali	40	F	Do
128	Rahima Khatun	d/o Do	20	F	Do
129	Samsul Haque	s/o Do	5	M	Do
130	Sirajul Hoque	s/o Do	2	M	Do
131	Khudija khatun	d/o Md. Iman Ali	5	F	Iman Ali
132	Idrish Ali	s/o Md. Nur Hussain	13	M	Nur Hussain
133	Mirjan Bibi	w/o L. Satar Ali	70	F	Md. Lal Miya
134	Amina Khatun	w/o A. Jamal	25	F	Do
135	Shirozul Islam	s/o Lal Miya	3	M	Do
136	Muslemuddin	s/o A. Jamal	4	M	Md. Jamal
137	Tutamia	s/o L. Sahar Ali	35	M	Suloman Nessa
138	Rukia Khatun	s/o Tutamia	7	M	Do
139	Khusumuddin	d/o Thuhu Munshi	75	F	A. Latif
140	Nigamuddin	s/o A. Latif	6	M	Do
141	Hajera Khatun	s/o Aptor Ali	30	M	Aptar Ali
142	Anjuwara Begum	s/o Do	3	M	Do
143	Nujul Isalm	s/o A. Kadir	7	M	A. Kadir
144	Nobi Hussain	s/o A. Jabbar	4	M	A. Jabbar
145	Jamir Hussain	s/o Do	1	M	Do
146	Ismail Ali	s/o Shabed Ali	80	M	Ahamed Ali
147	Sahar Ali	s/o Ismail Ali	35	M	Do
148	Jaigon Nessa	w/o Do	50	F	Do
149	Hajera Khatun	w/o Sahor Ali	20	F	Do
150	Khatija Khatun	w/o Ahammad Ali	25	F	Do
151	Akal Ali	s/o Sahor Ali	12	M	Do
152	Sahidul Islam	s/o Do	10	M	Do
153	Sabikul Islam	s/o Do	8	M	Do
154	Hanifa	s/o Ahmad Ali	1	M	Do
155	Najima Khatun	s/o Do	7	M	Do
156	x:str="Shalems Khatun ">Shalems Khatun	w/o Lokman Marol	62	F	*Mahomm.od Ali
157	Jaleka Khatun	w/o Mahammad Ali	25	F	Do
158	Salema Khatun	s/o Do	7	M	Do
159	Mannaf Ali	s/o Do	3	M	Do
160	A. Matin	s/o Do	1	M	Do
161	Ruful Amin	s/o Haun Ali	8	M	Hasen Ali
162	Hashen Ali	s/o Asya Sekh	10	M	Habia Khatun
163	Ajida Begum	s/o Abul Hussain	3	M	Abdul hussain
164	A. Khalek	s/o Hanif	80	M	Anuna Khatun
165	Sulaman Moral	s/o Akal Moral	75	M	Nur Mohammud
166	Hayten Nessa	w/o Sulamal Morol	50	F	Do
167	A. Khalek	x:str="w/o Md. Ibrahim ">w/o Md. Ibrahim style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	13	F	Ibrahim
168	Sarjan Bibi	w/o Samser ali	40	F	Samser Ali
169	Sufia Khatun	s/o Do	2	M	Do
170	Tolab Bibi	w/o Hijabuddin	40	F	Habijuddin
171	Abtaruddin	s/o Julam Husman	70	M	Amena Khatun
172	Sahoruddin	s/o Abtaruddin	30	M	Do
173	Shokins Khatun	s/o Saheruddin	30	M	Shaheruddin
174	Asaruddin	s/o Do	3	M	Do
175	Afia Khatun	s/o A. Hye	8	M	Do
176	Rukia Khatun	s/o Do	7	M	Do
177	Mo iom Nessa	s/o Samsuddin	30	M	Samsuddin
178	Anoware Begum	s/o Do	6	M	Do
179	Afia Khatun	s/o Mojibur Rahman	5	M	Mojibur Rahman
180	Ayub Ali	s/o Akal Morol	65	M	A. Anwar
181	Safarjan	w/o Ayub Ali	25	F	Do
182	Sirajul Isalm	s/o Do	7	M	Do
183	Usman Goni	s/o Do	3	M	Do
184	Ahoda Khatun	s/o Do	2	M	Do
185	Hason Banm	w/o Do	50	F	*Aynai Ali
186	Honufa Khatun	d/o Do	6	F	Do
187	Fulbanu	w/o L. Ali Hussain	24	F	A. Awal
188	Maimon Nessa	w/o Akub Ali	17	F	Akub Ali
189	Safia Khatun	w/o Akin Ali	26	F	Akin Ali
190	Jaynab Nessa	d/o Do	6	F	Do
191	Safiullah	s/o Do	3	M	Do
192	Fajila Khatun	s/o Fate Ali	3	M	Fate Ali
193	Kodbanu Bibi	w/o Taimuddin	25	F	Taimuddin
194	Safia Khatun	s/o Do	3	M	Do
195	Rabia Khatun	s/o Do	7	M	Do
196	Afia Begum	s/o Do	1	M	Do
197	*Rarid	s/o Hanifa	80	M	Amena Khatun
198	Mafiaz Uddia	s/o L. A. Gafur	32	M	x:str="Makbul Hussain ">Makbul Hussain
199	Anuwar Hussain	x:str="s/o L. Mofiz Uddin ">s/o L. Mofiz Uddin style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	5	M	Do
200	Habiza Khatun	d/o A. Hamid	5	F	A. Hamid
201	Jarina Khatun	w/o Jahuruddin	44	F	M. Jahuruddin
202	Hasen Bano	d/o Jafar Ali	1	F	Jafar Ali
203	Amina Khatun	w/o A. Gafur	60	F	A. Khalek
204	Jalaluddin	s/o A. Malek	4	M	A. Malek
205	Pirjan Nessan	w/o Safaruddin	50	F	Safar Uddin
206	Habibur Rohman	s/o Do	6	M	Do
207	Sahera Khatun	w/o Maizuddin	32	F	Maizuddin
208	A. Jalil	s/o Do	10	M	Do
209	Maleka Khatun	d/o Do	4	F	Do
210	Rajia Begum	d/o Keramot	4	F	Keramat Ali
211	Nasir Hussain Munshi	s/o Habib Ahamed	75	M	A. Kalam
212	Khodeja Khatun	w/o Harjat Ali	2	F	Harjat Ali
213	Esahak Ali	s/o Do	5	M	Do
214	Mahorom Nessa	w/o Sabed Ali	42	F	Sabed Ali
215	Zahuron Nessa	d/o Do	22	F	Do
216	Mohorjan Nessa	d/o Jabed Ali	46	F	Do
217	Jahura Begum	d/o Do	7	F	Do
218	A. Khaleque	s/o Akkas Ali	32	M	Akkas Ali
219	Khudeja khatun	d/o Samsuddin	28	F	Samsuddin
220	Hazera Khatun	w/o Nurul Alom	22	F	NurulAlam
221	Begom Khatun	d/o Faizuddin	9	F	Suruj Ali
222	Aijan Nessa	w/o Rajab Ali	65	F	A. Awal
223	A. Islam	s/o Jamal	7	M	Jamaluddin
224	Hanifa	s/o Shah Ali	7	M	Sah Ali
225	Khudeja khatun	w/o Do	32	F	Do
226	Shahida Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
227	Kaid Bano	d/o Suhab Ali	42	F	Surhab Ali
228	Habibur Rohman	s/o Do	8	M	Do
229	Lal Bano	d/o Matin Ali	13	F	Matin Ali
230	Lia Bno	d/o Do	11	F	Do
231	Md. Hafijudddin	s/o Imamuddin	35	M	Md. Mafizuddin
232	Mosa. Mazida Khatun	w/o Imamuddin	68	F	Do
233	Mosa kulchhuya Khatun	w/o Md. Hafizuddin	28	F	Do
234	Mosa Sahera Khatun	w/o Hafizuddin	20	F	Do
235	Md. Amiruddin	s/o Imamuddin	29	M	Do
236	Md. Harun Rasid	s/o Hafizuddin	9	M	Do
237	Md. Nabi Hussain	s/o Hafizuddin	5	M	Do
238	Mosa Nur Nehar	s/o Amiruddin	4	M	Do
239	Md. Rafiqul Islam	s/o Hafizuddin	1	M	Md. Mafizuddin
240	Md. Safiqul Isalm	s/o Hafizuddin	8 mth.	M	Do
241	Mosa Anuwara Khatun	w/o A. Sahid	50	F	Md. A. Khaleque
242	Mosa Sahera Khatun	s/o A. Sahid	7	M	Do
243	Mosa Nur Banu	d/o A. Sahid	27	F	Do
244	Mosa Khairun Nessa	s/o Ayakub Ali	5	M	Do
245	A. Hamid	s/o Huidali	80	M	Md. Bilal Uddin
246	Md. Ali Hussain	s/o Abdul Hamid	50	M	Do
247	Md. Raham ali	s/o Ali Hussain	7	M	Do
248	Md. Fajar Ali	s/o Ali Hussain	4	M	Do
249	Md. Alal Uddin	s/o Sukkur Ali	20	M	Md. Sukkur Ali
250	Mosa Upjan	s/o Do	25	M	Do
251	Mosa Fatema Khatun	w/o A. Kadir	35	F	A. Kadir
252	Mosa Halima Khatun	s/o Do	1.5	M	Do
253	Md. Innas Ali	s/o A. Kadir	7	M	Do
254	A. Nekim	s/o Do	22	M	Do
255	Mosa Samala Khatun	w/o Chan Miya	20	F	Md. Samsuddin
256	Amena Khatun	d/o Samsuddin	7	F	Do
257	Md. Sadagar Ali	s/o Surat Ali Munshi	70	M	MD. Hasen Ali
258	Mosa Sairan Nessa	w/o Lokman Hakim	60	F	Md. Mustema
259	Md. Jamaluddin	s/o Maharuddin	23	M	Md. Alaluddin
260	Mosa Amena Khatun	w/o Maharuddin	40	F	Do
261	Sahera Khatun	w/o Jain Uddin	27	F	Md. Jain Uddin
262	Jaleka Khatun	w/o Do	25	F	Do
263	Khairun Nessa	d/o Do	6	F	Do
264	Nur Nehar	d/o Do	2	F	Do
265	Basi Shekh	s/o Do	7	M	Do
266	Md. Abed Ali	s/o Khesa Shekh	70	M	md. Usman Ali
267	Amiran Nessa	w/o Abed Ali	55	F	Do
268	Raimun Nessa	s/o Abed Ali	25	M	Do
269	Rahima Khatun	d/o A. suvan	3	F	MD. A. Suvan
270	Jamiran Nessa	w/o style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	40	F	Md. Mujibur Rahman
271	Abu Kalam	s/o Md. Munnas Ali	2	M	Md. Mannas Ali
272	Aisa Khatun	w/o Ajimuddin	30	F	Ajimuddin
273	Saleha Khatun	d/o Do	1	F	Do
274	Fatema Khatun	w/o Abdul salam	35	F	A. Salam
275	Fazila Khatun	d/o Abdul salam	4	F	Do
276	Marjina Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
277	Iman Ali	s/o Isha Shekh	60	M	A.Kadir
278	Saleha Khatun	w/o Rabiu Ayal	22	F	Do
279	Jamena Khatun	w/o Qurban Ali	46	F	Qurban Ali
280	Md. Kasem Ali	s/o Do	11	M	Do
281	Alimuddin	s/o Sadat Ali	55	M	Abdul Hekim
282	Hasmat Ali	s/o Do	35	M	Do
283	Jamila Khatun	w/o Abdul Hakim	24	F	Do
284	Rashida Khatun	d/o Do	9	F	Do
285	Mazida Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
286	Md. A. Kalam	s/o Do	5	M	Do
287	Md. Abul Nasar	s/o Do	3	M	Do
288	Afiya Khatun	d/o Sultan Ali	8	F	Md. Sultan Ali
289	Saharbanu	x:str="w/o Amiru Uddin ">w/o Amiru Uddin style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	19	F	Md. Amir Uddin
290	Alima Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
291	Rehana Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
292	Md. A. Hamid	s/o Julu Shekh	80	M	Md. Nuruddin
293	Maviya Khatun	w/o Nur Uddin	17	F	Do
294	Jamila Khatun	w/o Tamir Uddin	30	F	MD. Tamir Uddin
295	Saleha Khatun	w/o Do	27	F	Do
296	Furkan Ali	s/o Do	7	M	Do
297	Rabiya Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
298	Safiya Khatun	d/o Do	4	F	Do
299	Nurun Nessa	d/o DO	3	F	Do
300	A. Sahed	s/o Do	4	M	Do
301	Md. Raham Ali	s/o Kasem Ali	60	M	Md. A. Karim
302	Rahima Ali	w/o Raham Ali	45	F	Do
303	Rahima Nessa	w/o A. Hakim	19	F	Do
304	Mamina Khatun	d/o Do	6	F	Do
305	Josnara Begum	d/o A. Khalil	6	F	Md. A. Khalil
306	Minara Begum	d/o A. Khalil	3	F	Do
307	Md. A. Maleque	s/o Jabed Ali	11	M	Md. Akbar Ali
308	Robjan Bibi	w/o Jafar Ali Munsi	55	F	Jafar Ali Munsi
309	Hajrat Ali Munsi	s/o Ahmed Moral	60	M	A. Matin
310	Maleka Banu	w/o Hajrat Munsi	45	F	Do
311	Halimon Nesha	d/o Do	8	F	Do
312	Jamila Khatun	w/o A. Gofor	45	F	A. Gofor
313	Hanufa	d/o Do	3	F	Do
314	Rahima Khatun	d/o Do	10	F	Habibur Rahman
315	Afia style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	d/o Do	14	F	Do
316	Abul Kalam	s/o Ayakub Ali Munsi	50	M	Md. Khairul Islam
317	Hasamon Nessa	w/o A. Kalam	39	F	Do
318	Momina Khatun	d/o Do	8	F	Do
319	Idris Ali	s/o Sunaullah Shakh	90	M	Md. Rustam Ali
320	Jaida Khatun	style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Rustam Ali	40	F	Do
321	Surhab Ali	s/o Do	12	M	Do
322	Fatema Khatun	d/o Do	10	F	Do
323	Molika Khatun	d/o Do	8	F	Do
324	Julhas Ali	s/o Do	6	M	Do
325	Honufa Khatun	d/o Do	4	F	Do
326	Sufia Khatun	d/o Do	2	F	Do
327	Sahara Khatun	w/o Do	36	F	Nurul Islam
328	Salama Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
329	Khudaja Khatun	w/o Aub Ali	26	F	Aub Ali
330	Momotaj Begum	d/o Do	75	F	Do
331	Abdul Kadir	s/o Do	5	M	Do
332	Hazrat Ali	s/o Abad Ali Sarkar	55	M	A. Ajit
333	Sunabon Bibi	w/o Hazrat Ali	48	F	Do
334	Hasan Ali	s/o A. Mozit	8	M	Do
335	Abdul Hamid	s/o Amjod Ali	65	M	Rofikul Islam
336	Rahimon Nasa	w/o A. Hamid	45	F	Do
337	Jamina Khatun	d/o Do	12	F	Do
338	Raqia	d/o Do	8	F	Do
339	Firuja	d/o Do	5	F	Do
340	Ijalot nasa	w/o Kasam Ali	50	F	Nurul Islam
341	Toimon Nasa	d/o Do	20	F	Do
342	Isob Ali	s/o Do	35	M	Do
343	Honufa Khatun	d/o Isob Ali	2 mth.	F	Do
344	Barak Munshi	s/o Umad Ali	75	M	A. Suvan
345	Khudaja Khatun	d/o A. Hoque	2	F	A. Hoqe
346	Hormuj Ali	s/o Hasan Ali	8	M	Hasan Ali
347	Abdullah	s/o Do	3	M	Do
348	Foijan	w/o Rustam Ali	35	F	Rustum Ali
349	Innus Ali	s/o Do	2	M	Do
350	Alkas Ali	d/o Rasan Ali	13	F	Hasan Ali
351	Salamon Nesa	w/o Nosor Ali	45	F	Nasar Ali
352	Habibur Rohman	s/o A. Rahim	8	M	A. Rahim
353	Joigon Nasa	w/o Ijjot Fokir	60	F	Rajot Ali
354	Rohimon nasa	w/o Ummad Ali	50	F	Umab Ali
355	Sufia Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
356	Kodorjan	w/o Ijjot Fokir	80	F	Abdul Hoqe
357	Gandhimon nasa	w/o Abdul Hoqe	9	F	Do
358	Haibur Rohman	s/o Do	4	M	Do
359	Ahmod Ali	s/o Ijjot Fokir	40	M	Gakir Hussain
360	Jubada Khatun	w/o Hussan Ali	35	F	Hussan Ali
361	Poranjan Bibi	w/o MAhi Shake	70	F	Do
362	Sahara Khatun	d/o Hassan Ali	4	F	Do
363	Ijan nasa	w/o Mohor Ali	28	F	Mohor Ali
364	Sangshar Ali	s/o Ahmod Ali	55	M	Safian Ali
365	Malaka Banu	w/o A. Mojid	25	F	A. Majid
366	Anuara Khatun	s/o Wasen Ali	20	M	Hasam Ali
367	Somiran Nessa	d/o Ibrahim Ali	0	F	Do
368	Morjan Bibi	w/o Momin	50	F	Soha Ali
369	Maleka Khatun	w/o Habibullah	40	F	Habibulla
370	Rabia Khatun	Do	35	F	Do
371	Afia Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
372	Mirazul Islam	s/o Do	3	M	Do
373	Md. Jaiabur Rahman	s/o Ali Hussain	4	M	Ali Hussain
374	Saleman Nessa	w/o Sabed Ali	40	F	Raazuddin
375	Husanara Begum	d/o Do	6	F	Do
376	Katab jan	w/o Ayad Ali	50	F	Abdul Hussain
377	Kudeja Khatun	w/o Abdul	30	F	Do
378	Fazar Ali	Do	1	M	Do
379	Jayman Nessa	d/o Abbas Ali	25	F	Abbash Ali
380	Falani Nessa	w/o Abdul Rahim	20	F	Do
381	Abdusahed	s/o Amjad Ali	1	M	Do
382	Bibijan	w/o Falu Mia	35	F	Falu Mia
383	Asrab Ali	s/o L. Sarafat Ali	60	M	*Suruj Bahnu
384	Samatyu Bhanu	w/o Awal Hussain	60	F	Abdul Barik
385	Milik Jan Nessa	w/o Gulam Mustafa	20	F	Gulam Mustafa
386	Md. Jahur Ali	s/o Asimuddin	20	M	Asaruddin
387	Amena Khatun	w/o Hussain Ali	35	F	Hussain Ali
388	Nurul Islam	s/o Do	15	M	Do
389	Saidul Islam	s/o Do	12	M	Do
390	Sahera Khatun	d/o Do	6	F	Do
391	Sirajul Isalm	s/o Do	3	M	Do
392	Muntaz Ali	s/o Abdul Kadir	50	M	Narzul Islam
393	Saimen Nessa	w/o L. Muntaz Ali	30	F	Do
394	Sirajul Islam	s/o Do	7	M	Do
395	Hanufa Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
396	Abdul Khalek	s/o Do	3	M	Do
397	Atabjan Nessa	d/o Rausan Ali	22	F	Rasun Ali
398	Halima Khatun	d/o Muntaz Ali	20	F	Do
399	Salema Khatun	w/o Nurul Islam	25	F	Nurul Islam
400	Nurjahan	d/o Do	4	F	Do
401	Sulema Khatun	w/o Muslimuddun	35	F	Muslimuddin
402	Sahabuddin	s/o Do	12	M	Do
403	Majeda Khatun	d/o Do	6	F	Do
404	Sahera Khatun	style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Do	2	F	Do
405	Ful Bhnu	w/o Jamsar Hazi	40	F	Jalaluddin
406	Khatiza Khatun	w/o Abdul Awal	30	F	Abdul Awal
407	Baharul Islam	s/o Do	7	M	Do
408	Nurul Islam	s/o Do	2	M	Do
409	Anisujaman	s/o Abdul Karim	7	M	Abdul Karim
410	Rukia Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
411	Hussain Ali	s/o Isabdi	95	M	Abdul Rahim
412	Sahar bhanu	w/o Hussen Ali	80	F	Do
413	Aimon Nessa	d/o Abdul Rahim	4	F	Do
414	Saleman Nessa	w/o Samed Ali	40	F	Samed Ali
415	Taharum Nessa	d/o Do	20	F	Do
416	Aijul Hoque	g/f Do	3	M	Do
417	Sufia Khatun	d/o Abdul Ajit	24	F	Abdul ajit
418	Januara Khatun	w/o Hanif	20	F	Hanif
419	Sahar Ali	s/o Inai Box	35	M	Allauddin
420	Subekjan	w/o Miachan Fakir	60	F	Ahed Ali
421	Naibali	s/o Suraj Ali	40	M	Aninal Hoque
422	Arina Khatun	w/o Naibali	25	F	Do
423	Ajgar Ali	s/o Abdul Hamid	1	M	Abdul Hamid
424	Nur Hussain	s/o Asar Ali	50	M	Moniruddin
425	Khatiza Khatun	w/o Nur Hussain	35	F	Do
426	Monjura Khatun	d/o Do	6	F	Do
427	Amiruddin	s/o Do	14	M
428	Abeda Begum	d/o Do	4	F	Do
429	Sabeda Begum	style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Do	1	F	Do
430	Said Hanif	s/o L. Abdul Aziz	18	M	Abdul Rezzak
431	Akbar Ali	s/o Abdul Razzak	14	M	Do
432	Samiruddin	s/o Abdul Karim	6	M	Abdul Karim
433	Atabjan	w/o Ali Bepari	40	F	Abdul Suban
434	Jubeda Khatun	w/o abdul Kadir	40	F	Abdul Kadir
435	Abdul Kalam	s/o Abdul Rafik	1	M	Abdul Rafik
436	Abeda Khatun	d/o Atab Rahman	5 mth.	F	Atab Rahman
437	Rahima Khatun	w/o Ibrahim	17	F	Ibrahim
438	Miss Rokia Begum	w/o Gias Uddin	20	F	Gias Uddin
439	Miss Asmina Begum	d/o Do	2 mth.	F	Do
440	Amena Khatun	w/o Sharafat Ali	45	F	Sharafat Ali
441	Mofiza Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
442	Aizul Islam	s/o Do	2	M	Do
443	Ismail	s/o L. Innos Mia	60	M	A. Hakim
444	Shamal Khatun	w/o Mofizuddin	40	F	Mofizuddin
445	Rofikul Islam	s/o Muslemuddin	5	M	Muslemuddin
446	Alimon Nessa	w/o Nekbar Ali	50	F	Hafizuddin
447	Sabed Ali	s/o L. Amjot Ali	60	M	Saib Ali
448	Hazira Khatun	w/o Sabed Ali	45	F	Do
449	Majida Khatun	d/o Do	10	F	Do
450	Amir Uddin	s/o Shahed Ali	15	M	Shahed Ali
451	Ful Banu	w/o Alimuddin	30	F	Alimuddin
452	A. Salam	s/o Do	5	M	Do
453	Shadot Ali	s/o L. Amjot Ali	60	M	Ajit Ali
454	Idris Ali	s/o shadot Ali	7	M	Do
455	Hushen Ali	s/o Do	5	M	Shadot Ali
456	Ful Banu	w/o Do	50	F	Do
457	Jamila Khatun	w/o Abbas Ali	20	F	Anjob Ali
458	Hazera Khatun	s/o Habej Ali	7	M	Habij Ali
459	Rohim Uddin	s/o Do	5	M	Do
460	Amena Khatun	w/o A. Jabbar	45	F	A. Jabbar
461	Ashok Ali	s/o Do	12	M	Do
462	Aiton Nessa	w/o Hashmat Ali	50	F	Adam Ali
463	Kulsum Bibi	w/o Adam Ali	25	F	Do
464	Shariful Rohman	s/o Do	9	M	Do
465	Nabiza Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
466	Afia Khatun	d/o Do	4	F	Do
467	Nuruddin Munahi	s/o Kirat Ali	66	M	Assat Ali
468	Aisa Khatun	w/o Hashem Ali	29	F	Hashen Ali
469	Alaluddin	s/o Do	6	M	Do
470	Monora Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
471	Minara Khatun	d/o Do	1	F	Do
472	Nurjahan	w/o Mainul Islam	22	F	Mainul Islam
473	Mozibur	s/o Do	9	M	Do
474	Hbibur	s/o Do	6	M	Do
475	Jalekha Khatun	w/o Akbar Ali	70	F	Ali Akkas
476	Jahura Khatun	w/o Ali Akkas	25	F	Do
477	Anuwara Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
478	Janura Khatun	d/o DO	2	F	Do
479	Momtaz Ali	s/o L. Shadar Ali	80	M	Ajehar Ali
480	Fatikjan Bibi	w/o L. Momtaz Ali	60	F	Do
481	Jamal Uddin	s/o Ajahar Ali	5	M	Do
482	Rukia Khatun	d/o Sunnat Ali	4	F	Sunrot Ali
483	Jamila Khatun	w/o Rusmot Ali	40	F	Rusmot Ali
484	Kutub Uddin	s/o Do	7	M	Do
485	Jahura Khatun	w/o A. Hakim	50	F	Shahar Ali
486	Jahura Khatun	w/o Mannas Ali	35	F	Mannas Ali
487	Hamida Khatun	d/o Do	2	F	Do
488	Sulema Khatun	d/o Hashmat Ali	3	F	Hashmat Ali
489	Safua Khatun	d/o Do	1	F	Do
490	Firuja	w/o Ashu shekh	26	F	Ashu Sekh
491	Nia Hussain	Do		M	Do
492	Kulsum	d/o Do	4	F	Do
493	Kitabjan	d/o Hamid Ali	70	F	Intaz Ali
494	Khudeja Khatun	w/o Intaz Ali	30	F	Do
495	Kashem Ali	s/o Hashen ali	2	M	Hashen Ali
496	Amor Ali	s/o L. Rohmot Ali	25	M	Mamud Ali
497	Jahura Khatun	d/o Khaiurul Islam	4	F	*Khairul Isia
498	Safar Uddin	s/o Md. Hussen Ali	12	M	Md. Husen Ali
499	Salama Khatun	w/o Arpan Ali	28	F	Md. Arpan Ali
500	Jahura Khatun	w/o Do	26	F
501	Hanufa Khatun	d/o Do	8	F
502	Akowara Begum	d/o Do	3	F
503	Moqules Ali	s/o Do	1	M
504	Siraj Ali	s/o Do	1 mth.	M
505	Amir Ali	s/o Kurpan Ali	32	M	Piruja Khatun
506	Samar Ali	s/o Japar Ali	40	M	Suburi Khatun
507	Jaiman nesa	w/o Samar Ali	30	F
508	Amicha Khatun	d/o Do	6	F
509	Ramicha Khatun	d/o Do	3	F
510	Sakhina Khatun	w/o Shamsher Ali Hazi	55	F
511	A. Kadir	s/o Hasmat Ali	12	M	Hasmat Ali
512	Ramisa Khatun	w/o Kasem Ali	30	F	Kasem Ali
513	Halima Khatun	d/o Do	6	F
514	A. Kadir	s/o Do	3	M
515	Salemon Nessa	w/o Abdul Ali	28	F	Abdul Ali
516	Akbar Ali	s/o Do	3	M
517	Saleman Nessa	w/o Janabali	28	F	Janabali
518	Jharina Khatun	d/o Do	2	F
519	Marjan	w/o Abdul suban	35	F	Abdul Suban
520	Ataur Rahman	s/o Abdul Suban	6	M
521	A. Khaleque	s/o Azmat Ali	15	M	A. Rahim
522	Aimon Nessa	w/o Jamdar Shekh	50	F	Jamdar Shekh
523	Abdul Samed	s/o Kasum Shekh	75	M	Nur Mohammad
524	Maran Nessa	w/o Matlep	36	F	Matlep
525	Fakaruddin	s/o Do	8	M
526	Md. Samed Ali Fakir	s/o Abjal Fakir	63	M	M. Jalil
527	Md.Ramjan Ali	s/o Umar Ali	8	M	Umar Ali
528	Banesa Khatun	d/o Do	4	F
529	Saheda Khatun	s/o Md. Hamed Ali	1	M	Hamed Ali
530	Mafiz Uddin	s/o idris Moral	50	M	Rup Banu
531	Majeja Khatun	d/o Makkisuddin	12	F
532	Intaz Ali	s/o Do	8	M
533	Aphia Begum	d/o Do	3	F
534	Moiram Jan	w/o Ibrahim	46	F	Ibrahim
535	Md. Jakir Husain	s/o Abdul Rashid	16	M	Abdul Rashid
536	Asiya Khatun	w/o Hasen Ali	40	F	Hasen Ali
537	Naba I Shekh	s/o Basir shekh	60	M	Swahid Jan
538	Abdul Latif	s/o Jabed Ali	60	M	Jamila Khatun
539	Wahidur Rahman	s/o Abdul Latif	12	M	Do
540	Halima Khatun	w/o A . Maleque	18	F	A. Maleque
541	Jamila Khatun	w/o Marjat Ali	30	F	Marjat Ali
542	Kitab Ali	s/o Do	2	M	Do
543	Md. Ali	s/o Jabed Ali	7	M	Islam Uddin
544	Rustam Ali	s/o Abed Ali Bepari	45	M	Chan Banu
545	Safiya Khatun	Rustam Ali	7	F	Surhab Ali
546	Kulchum Bibi	s/o Nur Jamal	13	F	Hasen Ali
547	Abdul Kasem	s/o Nur Jamal	13	M	Nur Jamal
548	Maiman Nesa	w/o Mannat Ali	25	F	Mannaf Ali
549	Belu Khatun	s/o Do	4	M	Do
550	Jaigan Nessa	w/o Kasam Ali	30	F	Kasam Ali
551	Aisa Khatun	d/o Do	10	F	Do
552	Hamid Seikh	s/o Do	3	M	Do
553	Ajuban Nessa	w/o Innar Ali	22	F	Ianas Ali
554	Jabbar Ali	h/o Mallika Khatun	50	M	Mallika Khatun
555	Innas Ali	s/o Do	2	M	Do
556	Majiran Nessa	m/o Satar Ali	50	F	Sattar Ali
557	Asrab Ali	f/o Jamiruddin	56	M	Jamiruddin
558	Sadar Ali	f/o Hasen Bano		M	Hasen Banu
559	Nurier Khatun	m/o Do		F	Do
560	Nizamuddin	m/o Do		M	Do
561	Abdul Hakim Seikh	f/o Jabbar Ali	42	M	Jabbar Ali
562	Asaba Ali	s/o Do	3	M	Do
563	Abdul Karid Seikh	f/o Asia Khatun	60	M	Aisa Khatun
564	Anuara Khatun	d/o samsuddin	1 mth.	F	Samsuddin
565	Asrab Ali	f/o Supia Khatun	38	M	Rupia Khatun
566	Rahikul Nessa	m/o Do	32	F	Do
567	Jaheda Khatun	s/o Do	5	M	Do
568	Jonbarun Khatun	d/o Do	2	F	Do
569	Manik Jan	d/o Rustum Ali	5	F	Rustam Ali
570	Abdul Karim Ali	s/o Do	2	M	Do
571	Halima Khatun	w/o Ahamad Ali	18	F	Ahamad ali
572	Begum Saheba	d/o Do	2	F	Do
573	Khatiza Bibi	w/o Mafizuddin	33	F	Mafizuddin
574	Yasin Ali	f/o	30	M
575	Anuara Khatun	m/o Alaluddin	30	F	Alaluddin
576	Sahidullah	s/o Do	2	M	Do
577	Jahur Ali	h/o Mayman Nessa	50	M	Mayman Nessa
578	Sahara Khatun	h/o Rahim	30	F	Rahim
579	Gulam Hussain	s/o Rupchand	3	M	*Rapehand
580	Fazran Nessa	d/o Sufia Khatun	42	F	Sufia Khatun
581	Md. Hasen Ali	s/o Suruj Ali	57	M	Suruj Ali
582	Mosa Chan Banu	s/o Md. Jasimuddin	25	M	Jasimuddin
583	Md. Amir Hussain	Do	1	M	Do
584	Abed Ali	s/o Mannas Ali	50	M	Mannas Ali
585	Mosa Solema Khatun	w/o Innas Ali	25	F	Md. Innas Ali
586	Malique Jan Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
587	Mosa Fazila Khatun	w/o Harjat Ali	28	F	Harjat Ali
588	Safiya Khatun	s/o Md. Taher Ali	10	M	Taher style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Ali
589	Md. Fazila Khatun	Do	8	F	Do
590	Md. Ismat Ali	Do	5	M	Do
591	Mazada Khatun	Do	3	M	Do
592	Jaigan Nessa	w/o Ali Hussain	50	F	Ali Hussain
593	Md. Akbar Ali	s/o Moroj Bali	5	M	Md. Rajabali
594	Sirajali	Khatijei Khatun	50	M	Khatijai Khatun
595	Sahera Khatun	Do		F	Do
596	Amiruddin	Nurjahan Bibi	3 mth.	M	Nurjahan Bibi
597	Robana Nessa	Md. Quddus Ali	45	F	Md. Quddus Ali
598	Sahina Khatun	w/o Abdul Jalil	30	F	Abdul Jalil
599	Md. Babar Ali	s/o Umed Ali	60	M	Samar Ali
600	Mazida style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Khatun	w/o Rahamat Ali	50	F	Abdul Hamid
601	Kad Banu Bibi	w/o Umed Ali	70	F	Abdul Jabbar
602	Ayesha Khatun	w/o Akbar ALi	50	F	Akbar Ali
603	Jamina Khatun	w/o Sabed Ali	25	F	Sabed Ali
604	Hisnara Begum	d/o Sabed Ali	7	F	Sabed Ali
605	Suffia Khatun	w/o Giasuddin	20	F	Maimuddin
606	Md. Ahmed Ali	s/o Gunjar Ali	50	M	Sarban Nessa
607	Khudeja Khatun	d/o Hussain Ali	7	F	Hussain Ali
608	Minara Khatun	Do	3 mth.	F	Do
609	Abdul Habej	s/o Dinaj Ali	55	M	Mafizuddin
610	Jamina Khatun	x:str="w/o Abdul Habej ">w/o Abdul Habej style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	45	F	Do
611	Md. Ainuddin	s/o Do	5	M	Do
612	Moriom Begum	d/o Amanulla	25	F	Amanulla
613	Fizubor Rahman	s/o Sukur Ali	12	M	Sukur Ali
614	Abbas Ali	s/o Manbollah Fakir	60	M	A. Islam
615	Jarina Khatun	w/o A. Falan	15	F	A. Falan
616	Maleka Banu	w/o Akub Ali	45	F	Akub Ali
617	Mafij Uddin	Do	5	M	Do
618	Hafiza Khatun	Do	3	F	Do
619	Amirun Nessa	s/o Akub Ali	1	M	Akub Ali
620	Sangshar Ali	s/o L. Turab Ali	85	M	Cheratan Nessa
621	Amrajul Hoque	s/o Sansher Ali	24	M	Parul Hoque
622	*Bbul Haque	s/o Shirajul Hoque	3	M	Shirajul Hoque
623	Kurjat Ali	s/o Rostam Ali	18	M	Rostam Ali
624	Taiman Nessa	Do	6	F	Do
625	Furkan Ali	Do	3	M	Do
626	Fulzan Begum	d/o Nurul Islam	11	F
627	Khairun Nessa	w/o Hasam Ali	60	F	Iman Ali
628	Anuwara Begum	w/o Isahaf	20	F	Isahaf Ali
629	Rafiqul	s/o Do	3	M	Do
630	Aitan Nessa	w/o Kashem Ali	40	F	Nurul Islam
631	Fulchahera Khatun	w/o Doilat Shekh	45	F	Md. Raisuddin
632	Abdul Jalil	s/o Do	30	M	Do
633	Ayesa Khatun	w/o L. Yakub Ali	27	F	Ayub Ali
634	Aiman Nessa	d/o Do	9	F	Do
635	Israfil	s/o Do	6	M	Do
636	Safida Khatun	w/o Jalal	15	F	A.Jalal
637	Abul Kalam	s/o Archab Ali	10	M	Do
638	Nurjahan Bibi	w/o Hamid	45	F	Momin Sarkar
639	Jaleka Khatun	d/o Do	9	F	Do
640	Innas Ali	s/o Do	3	M	Do
641	Latifa Biwi	w/o Jamal	40	F	Md. Jamal Uddin
642	Firuja Khatun	d/o Do	10	F	Do
643	Ramisa Khatun	s/o A. Mannan	4	M	A. Mannan
644	A. Rahman	s/o Basir Ali	50	M	Do
645	Rahera Khatun	d/o Abdul Mannan	20	F	Do
646	Iman Ali	s/o L. Hasmat Ali	32	M	Mosa Amina
647	Manuruddin	s/o L. Sabed Ali	60	M	Saleha
648	Rahima Khatun	d/o Nur Mohammad	3	F	Nur Mohammad
649	Abdul Rahman	s/o Do	5	M	Do
650	Jahanara	d/o Jalaluddin	5	F	Jalaluddin
651	Samla Khatun	w/o Samar Ali	25	F	Samar Ali
652	Kadbanu Biwi	w/o Mafizuddin	50	F	Md. Mafizuddin
653	Rajat Ali	s/o Akkabu Ali	55	M	Md. A. Matin
654	Hamida Khatun	w/o Rejat Ali	30	F	Do
655	Mehor Jan Biwi	w/o A. Matin	22	F	Do
656	Fakuruddin	s/o Do	6	M	Do
657	Ajimuddin	s/o L. Hamid Sarkar	35	M	Md. Saijuddin
658	S. Sarbanu	w/o Ajimaddin	25	F	Do
659	Jusnara Begum	s/o Samunddin	8	M	Md. Samsuddin
660	Sahera Khatun	w/o L. Hamid Saikar	65	F	Giyasuddin
661	Mosa Sultana Begum	d/o Hafisur Rahman	6	F	Md. Haquijur Rahman
662	Md. Emran Hussain	s/o Halimuddin	1	M	Md. Halimuddin
663	Mosa Rumesa Khatun	s/o Halimuddin	14	M	Md. Ashraf Ali
664	Jamena Khatun	s/o Ashraf Ali	30	M	A. Manunf
665	Jafiya Khatun	w/o A. Nanuaf	9	F	Do
666	S mia Khatun	s/o Do	3	M	Do
667	Amiruddin	s/o Do	1	M	Do
668	Kumala Khatun	Do	1	F	Abdul Jalil
669	Safiruddin	d/o Abdul Jalil	85	F	A. Mutalib
670	Khatija Begum	s/o L. Ismail	65	M	Do
671	Munsur Ali	w/o Munsur Ali	70	F	Md. Ramjan Ali
672	Kurful Jan Nesa	s/o L. Hanman Ali	50	M	Do
673	Ayesa Khatun	w/o Mansur Ali	25	F	Nurul Islam
674	Aijuddin	w/o Nurul Islam	2	F	Do
675	Gulesa Khatun	w/o A. Mannanl	28	F	Abdul Mannaf
676	Hanufa Khatun	s/o Do	3	M	Do
677	Fajila Khatun	s/o Do	1	M	Do
678	Safura Khatun	w/o Alimaddin	45	F	Alimaddin
679	Sahajan	s/o Alimaddin	5	M	Alimaddin
680	A. Saman	s/o Do	5	M	Do
681	Habibur Rahman	s/o Nurul Islam	3	M	Nurul Islam
682	Hanufa Khatun	s/o Md. Tutamiya	6	M	Md. Tutamiya
683	Mainul Hoque	s/o Do	4	M	Do
684	Marufa Khatun	s/o Do	2	M	Do
685	Banasa Khatun	w/o Samiya	22	F	Md. Sammiya
686	Amituddin	s/o Do	7	M	Do
687	Jamiruddin	s/o Do	6	M	Do
688	Mamta Bagum	s/o Do	1	M	Do
689	Asar Ali	s/o Iman Ali	4	M	Md. Iman Ali
690	Harjat Ali	s/o Do	6 mth.	M	Do
691	Jamana Khatun	w/o . Karim	32	F	Abdul Karim
692	Safiya Khatun	s/o Do	10	M	Do
693	Akbar Ali	s/o Do	4	M	Do
694	Sairul Islam	s/o Do	2	M	Do
695	Abul Nasar	s/o Akkel Ali	4	M	Akkal Ali
696	Abul Kashen	s/o Do	6 mth.	M	Do
697	Mariyam Nessa	w/o A. Mai	55	F	Do
698	Ahammed Ali	s/o I. salam	7	M	Do
699	Jaleka Khatun	s/o Subed Ali	13	M	Subed Ali
700	Sulema Khatun	Do	11	F	Do
701	Samla Khatun	Do	8	F	Do
702	Jushanara Begum	Do	4	F	Do
703	Diluwara Begum	Do	1	F	Do
704	Anuwaya Khatun	w/o Aptar Ali	25	F	Md. Aptar
705	Fajar Bnau	s/o Do	7	M	Do
706	Kamala Khatun	s/o Do	3	M	Do
707	Rafiqul Islam	s/o A. Bareque	6	M	*A. Barequ
708	Ayesa Khatun	w/o L. Nasaruddin	60	F	Md. Ismail
709	Majida Khatun	s/o Ismail	9	M	Do
710	Jamal Uddin	s/o Nasaruddin	22	M	Do
711	Jagir Hussain	s/o Ismal	5	M	Do
712	Amir Hamja	s/o Do	3	M	Do
713	Asiman Nessa	w/o Rahtman Shekh	30	F	A. Rahman
714	Hanufa Khatun	s/o Do	4	M	Do
715	Ainul Shekh	s/o Do	1	M	Do
716	Fulsum Biwi	s/o A. Shahed	3	M	Md. A. Shahed
717	Ahajali style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	s/o Rajabali	38	M	Md. A. Ajit
718	A. Manaan	s/o Ahajali	7	M	Md. A. Ajit
719	Md. Nuruddin	s/o A. Mazid	8	M	Md. A. Mazid
720	Majida Banu	Do	10	F	A. Ajit
721	Jubed Ali	w/o Samsul Alam	52	F	Jubed Ali
722	Halima Khatun	w/o Aykub Ali	35	F	Aykub Ali
723	Guljan	d/o Do	15	F	Do
724	*Marfot Ali	s/o Do	10	M	Do
725	Joinul Abdin	s/o Do	8	M	Do
726	Jafor Ali	s/o Do	1	M	Do
727	Momina Khatun	d/o Akkal Ali	5	F	Akkal Ali
728	Maina Khatun	w/o Taiab Ali	30	F	Taiab Ali
729	Hasen Ali	s/o Do	14	M	Do
730	Madhumala	w/o Sultan	55	F	Sultan style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
731	Suleman Ali	s/o Do	18	M	Do
732	Kasem Ali	s/o Nurul Islam	4	M	Nurul Islam
733	Firuja Khatun	d/o Najim Uddin	5	F	Nazim Uddin
734	Mabia Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
735	Jarina Khatun	d/o Sirfat Ali	10	F	Abdullah
736	Habibur Rahman	s/o Abdur Rahim	11	M	Habibur Rahman
737	Abdul Rahim	s/o Salim Fakir	55	M	Nurul Islam
738	Rahimunnessa	w/o Gias Uddin	60	F	Halimuddin
739	Rashida Begum	w/o Halimuddin	22	F	Do
740	Kairul Islam	s/o Do	7	M	Do
741	Husneara Begum	d/o Do	5	F	Do
742	Baharul Islam	Do	3	M	Do
743	Rahima Khatun	s/o Salim Fakir	58	M	Suleman Ali
744	Chande Ali	w/o Abdul Majid	60	F	A. Quddus
745	Amina Khatun	s/o Chande Ali	52	M	Do
746	Kulsum Begum	w/o Hazarat	30	F	Hazrat Ali
747	Josnara Begum	d/o Do	10	F	Do
748	Aspiara Begum	d/o Hezarat Ali	8	F	Do
749	Rabia Khatun	d/o Muslemuddin	28	F	Muslemuddin
750	Abeda Khatun	d/o Do	8	F	Do
751	Afia Khatun	d/o Do	6	F	Do
752	Majeja Khatun	d/o Do	4	F	Do
753	Jaigun Nessa	w/o Rabiullah	18	F	Rabiullah
754	Kulsum Bibi	w/o NurulHAq	41	F	Nurul Haq
755	Kharirul Islam	s/o Nurul Haq	4	M	Do
756	Saidur Rahman	s/o Do	7	M	Do
757	Kulbanu	d/o Faraz Ali	14	F	Faraz Ali
758	Ambia Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
759	Fatema Khatun	w/o Samsuddin	28	F	Abdul Gafur
760	Kasem Ali	s/o Kudrat Ali	7	M	Do
761	Saleha Khatun	w/o Junab Ali	22	F	Abdul Khalek
762	Jarina Khatun	d/o Do	2	F	Do
763	Jamila Khatun	w/o A. Salam	23	F	A. Salam
764	Jarina Khatun	d/o Jonab Ali	2	F	A.Khalek
765	Jamila Khatun	w/o salam	23	F	Salam
766	Harej Uddin	s/o A. salam	5	M	A. Salam
767	Hussain Ali Fakir	s/o Asan Fakir	60	M	Kat Banu
768	Matabjan Bibi	w/o Muniruddin	50	F	A. Hekim
769	Karim Ali	s/o Do	9	M	Do
770	Katbanu	w/o Rashid Miah	58	F	A. Akbar
771	Halima Khatun	w/o A. Akbar	28	F	Do
772	Firuja Khatun	d/o A. Akabar	28	F	Do
773	Nuruddin	s/o Do	4	M	Do
774	Nur Ali	s/o Do	1	M	Do
775	Sahera Khatun	w/o Faizuddin	50	F	A. Hashim
776	Matiza Begum	w/o Hassim	18	F	Do
777	Halima Khatun	w/o Khalek	22	F	A. Khalek
778	Ikramul Hussain	s/o Khalek	4	M	Do
779	Taraban Nasa	s/o Atab Uddin	38	M	Aftab Uddin
780	Sahad Ali	s/o Do	6	M	Do
781	Sajada Khatun	d/o Do	1	F	Do
782	Dulu Banu	w/o A. Kadir	28	F	A. Kadir
783	A. Rahman	s/o Do	5	M	Do
784	Somola Khatun	d/o Do	1	F	Do
785	Amena Khatun	w/o Osumoddin	48	F	Osumoddin
786	Sakina Begum	d/o Sirajuddin	16	F	Abdul Ali
787	Monabbat Ali	s/o Sabad Ali	60	M	Abdul Hye
788	Kadbanu	w/o Mohabbat Ali	50	F	Do
789	Fojori	s/o Do	7	M	Do
790	Sattar Ali	s/o Do	4	M	Do
791	Jonab Ali	d/o Shakandor Ali	55	F	A. Falan
792	Rupaton Bibi	w/o Jonab Ali	50	F	Do
793	Jusnara Begum	d/o Sultan Ali	5	F	Sultan Ali
794	Salimuddin Fokir	s/o Kudart Munsi	68	M	A. Jabbar
795	Rafik Ahmed Master	s/o Salim Fokir	36	M	Robiullah
796	Firoja Khatun	w/o Rafik Master	30	F	Do
797	Faruk Ahmed	s/o Do	1	M	Do
798	Fakir Hussan	s/o Khasu Shekh	9	M	Khasu Shekh
799	Safila Khatun	w/o Nisor Ali	50	F	Kasum Ali
800	Alekjan Bibi	w/o Kasum Ali	28	F	Do
801	Kulsum	s/o A. Hassan	1	M	A. Hasan
802	Alakjan	w/o Miraj Ali	18	F	Miraj Ali
803	Faijuddin	s/o Do	1	M	Do
804	Ummahani	d/o A. Mannas	10	F	A. Mannas
805	Monuara Begum	d/o Do	8	F	Do
806	x:str="Kolsomjan Bibi ">Kolsomjan Bibi	w/o Intaz Ali	52	F	A. Hasan
807	Fatama Khatun	d/o Hatam Ali	14	F	Ajijul Hoque
808	Abul Kasam	s/o Do	12	M	Do
809	Jusnara Begum	d/o A. Hasan	8	F	A. Hasam
810	Jamena Khatun	d/o Iman Ali	3	F	Iman Ali
811	Asia Khatun	d/o Aman Ali	3	F	Aman Ali
812	Abdul Jalil	s/o Do	2	M	Do
813	Asa Banu	w/o Amjot Ali	50	F	Raham Ali
814	Sahara Khatun	w/o Momraj Ali	27	F	Momraj Ali
815	Nurjamna	s/o Do	13 mth.	M	Do
816	Malaka style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Banu	w/o Gaji Rahamn	32	F	Gaji Rahman
817	Johura Khatun	d/o Do	15	F	Do
818	Fatima Begum	d/o Aptabuddin	14	F	Aptabuddin
819	Jaida Khatun	w/o Jaharuddin	60	F	Iddris Ali
820	Jahur Ali	s/o Alimuddin	23	M	A. Khalek
821	Jomila Khatun	d/o Kalu Shekh	18	F	Tutamia
822	Hanhjma Begum	d/o Tutamia	5	F	Do
823	Samsul style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Islam	s/o A. Hakim	10	M	A. Hakim
824	Anuara Begum	d/o Do	4	F	Do
825	Nurjahan	d/o Do	6	F	Do
826	Hurijaman Khatun	s/o Do	4	M	Do
827	Gulbahar	d/o Do	1	F	Do
828	Haider Ali	Akbar Ali	7	M	Akbar Ali
829	Harmat Ali	s/o Do	4	M	Do
830	A. Khalek	s/o Alimuddin	12	M	Alimuddin
831	A. Malek	s/o Do	15	M	Do
832	Alauddin	s/o Jamir Master	35	M	Alimuddin
833	Ajir Rahman	s/o Nasib Ali	32	M	Abdur Rahman
834	Alekjan Bibi	w/o Miraj Ali	27	F	Do
835	Mujibur Rahman	s/o Do	1	M
836	Anuara Khatun	d/o Hasan Ali	3	F	Do
837	Nozuma Begum	d/o Hasan Ali	1 mth.	F	Do
838	Tahir Uddin	s/o A. Hakim	21	M	Mushida
839	Anjuara Khatun	d/o Sofiqul Islam	9 mth.	F	Somsul Islam
840	Salimuddin	gf/o Md. Eddris Ali	70	M	Md. Iddris
841	Kulsum	gm/o Akkas Ali	4	M	Akkas Ali
842	Salaha Begum	w/o Ismath Ali	40	F	Afsar Ali
843	Murshida Begum	d/o Do	10	F	Do
844	Jamaluddin	d/o Abdur Rahman	26	F	Abdul Rahman
845	Kulsum	d/o Do	8	F	Do
846	Kudeija Bibi	d/o Asrof Ali	24	F	Asaraf Ali
847	Abdul Rahman	gs/o Do	1	M	Do
848	Amina Begum	s/o Ismat Ali	12	M	Md. Ismat Ali
849	Md. Amjal Ali	c/o Hozrot Ali	20	M	Hazrat Ali
850	Saheran Nesa	w/o Abdul style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  Monnaf	50	F	Abdul Mannaf
851	Fuljan Bibi	d/o Do	15	F	Do
852	Nurjahan	d/o Do	8	F	Do
853	Ajit style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	s/o Do	10	M	Do
854	Habibur Rahman	f/o abu Kalam	70	M	Abu Kalam
855	Safuran Nesa	w/o Do	45	F	Do
856	Kulsum	d/o Sister	10	F	Do
857	Hasmat Ali	b/o Do	8	M	Do
858	Abdul Hasim	b/o Do	5	M	Do
859	Juleka Katun	w/o Samser Ali	35	F	Samser Ali
860	Jamila Khatun	d/o Do	7	F	Do
861	Sahed Ali	s/o Do	6	M	Do
862	Abdul Kasem	b/o Do	3	M	Do
863	Abdul Hamid	c/o Shirajuddin Ahmed	20	M	Abdul Barek
864	Abdul Rahman	s/o Abdul Barak	48	M	Sirajuddin Ahmed
865	Safiya Khatun	w/o Nazim	30	F	Md. Kazimuddin
866	Ruphool Amin	s/o Do	3	M	Do
867	Fazila Khatun	w/o Hazrat	25	F	Hazrat style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
868	Hormat Ali	s/o Do	4	M	Do
869	Samsul Hoque	*s/o Plar Box	30	M	Mosa Sahajan Begum
870	Miss Guljan	w/o Jamiruddin	55	F	Md. Alauddin
871	Halima Khatun	d/o Nazrul Islam	5	F	Nazrul Islam
872	Anuyara Begum	d/o Do	20	F	Do
873	Misss Joshnara Begum	w/o Md. Nurul Islam	19	F	Md. Nurul Islam
874	Md. Abbas Ali	s/o Imamuddin	5	M	Imamuddin
875	Miss Anowara Begum	w/o Aijmuddin	18	F	Md. Alimuddin
876	A. Kadir	s/o A. Gafur	45	M	Nur Mohammad
877	Nurjahan	w/o A. Kadir	37	F	Do
878	Nur Hassan	d/o Do	8	M	Do
879	Rasida Khatun	d/o Do	5	F	Do
880	Rahima Khatun	Do	30	F	Do
881	Md. Mannach Ali	s/o Md. Akkas Ali		M	Akkas Ali
882	Miss Habija Khatun	d/o Ahmad Ali	12	F	Ahammad Ali
883	Miss Monowaora Begum	d/o Do	10	F	Do
884	Miss Hasnara Begum	d/o Do	8	F	Do
885	Md. Abu Taheb	s/o Ahmed Ali	3	M	Ahammad Ali
886	Md. Alimaddin	s/o Nuimaddin	45	M	Md. A. Rahim
887	Safia Khatun	w/o Jalaluddin	18	F	Abbas Ali
888	Jharina Khatun	w/o Md. Rafique Ali	18	F	Rafique Ali
889	Rustam Ali	s/o L. Faijuddin	35	M	Sohrab Ali
890	Asia Khatun	w/o Rustom Ali	22	F	Md. Ismail
891	Marijan Nessa	w/o Taijuddin	70	F	M. A. Hye
892	Must Mumina Khatun	d/o Akkas Ali	2	F	Akkas Ali
893	Must Joynal Abedin	s/o Alimuddin	4	M	Alimuddin
894	Jinnat Ali	s/o Samiruddin	32	M	Samiruddn
895	Khursheda Begum	w/o Do	40	F	Do
896	Ruhila Khatun	w/o Iddris Ali	25	F	Do
897	Mumtaz Bagam	d/o Do	3	F	Do
898	Arfan Ali	s/o Sunamuddin	25	M	Sunamuddin
899	Formuj Ali	s/o Abbas Ali	55	M	Hasen Ali
900	Jahuri Sekh	s/o Tamijuddin	35	M	Tomijuddin
901	Abul Gafur	s/o Musim Uddin	13	M	Muslimuddin
902	Hasaruddin	s/o A. Hakim	26	M	A. Hakim
903	Banasa Khatun	x:str="w/o Abdul Rajak ">w/o Abdul Rajak style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	50	F	A. Rajak
904	Mehmuda Begam	w/o Moinul Haque	25	F	Moinul Hoque
905	Asmina Begum	d/o Do	2	F	Do
906	Abu Kasam	s/o Taijul Haque	7	M	Taijul Hoque
907	Mobarak Ali	s/o Do	4	M	Do
908	Aptab Uddin	s/o Sarog Ali	55	M	Fulbano
909	Mogbol Islam	s/o Aptabuddin	5	M	Do
910	Norneher	w/o Hasen Ali	20	F	Hosen Ali
911	Abdul rof	s/o Aptabuddin	29	M	Aume Kulsum
912	Aisa Khatun	w/o Abdul Rof	22	F	Do
913	Mofijul Islam	s/o Do	6	M	Do
914	Jomila Khatun	w/o Jaial Abdin	25	F	Md. Jainal Abdin
915	Hobibur Rahman	s/o Do	7	M	Do
916	Aiman Nessa	d/o Rajab Ali	55	F	Mostafa Ali
917	Jobeda Khatun	d/o Abdul Ali	5	F	Do
918	Johora Khatun	w/o Sokor Ali	25	F	Sokor Ali
919	Aisa Khatun	x:str="w/o Sahab Uddin ">w/o Sahab Uddin style='mso-spacerun:yes'>	25	F	Sahab Uddin
920	Kairul Islam	s/o Do	2	M	Do
921	Kodeja Khatun	w/o Abdul Hai	22	F	Abdul Hai
922	Abdul Barek	s/o Do	1	M	Do
923	Montaz Ali	s/o Somsher Ali	55	M	Abdul Motaleb
924	Norol Islam	s/o Ali Hussain	5	M	Ali Hussen
925	Somola Khatun	w/o Summeia	25	F	Md. Ausman Ali
926	Abdul Hekim	s/o Hosen Munshi	37	M	Hosen Munshi
927	Komied Ali	s/o Sabad Ali	70	M	Jainal Abdin
928	Sohora Khatun	s/o komied Ali	50	M	Do
929	Mollika Begum	w/o Rohul Amin	25	F	Rohul Amin
930	Abdul Islam	s/o Do	7	M	Do
931	Sadakul Islam	s/o Do	5	M	Do
932	Ais Ali	s/o Gulam Ali	65	M	Habibur Rahman
933	Kolbanu	w/o Aisa Ali	60	F	Do
934	Cherabe Khatun	d/o Do	29	F	Do
935	Aisa Khatun	w/o Mirgali	55	F	Moslemuddin
936	Aitan Nessa	d/o Do	20	F	Do
937	Abdul Hasien	s/o Abdul	20	M	Motaleb
938	Kul Banu	w/o Abdul Soban	50	F	Abdul Karim
939	Ambia Khatun	d/o Soker Ali	8	F	Sokor Ali
940	Nabi Hussen	s/o Abdul Sunan	5	M	*Abdul Sunon
941	Rahela Khatun	w/o Do	23	F	Do
942	Jakir Hussain	*s/o Kaliak	4	M	Abdul Kaliak
943	Kulsum Bibi	w/o Ayub Ali	30	F	Ayub Ali
944	Anuwar Rahman	s/o do	3	M	Do
945	Malika Begum	w/o Abu Bakkar	35	F	Abu Bakar Siddik
946	Hajara Khatun	d/o Do	25	F	Do
947	Nurjahan Nessa	d/o Do	9	F	Do
948	Ramjan Ali	s/o Do	7	M	Do
949	Rahmat Ali	s/o Do	5	M	Do
950	Aysa Siddik	d/o Do	4	F	Do
951	Munwara Khatun	d/o Abunasar	7	F	Abu Nasar
952	Rupbanu	w/o A. Halim	60	F	Rustam Ali
953	Rahela Khatun	w/o Taiab Ali	25	F	Taiab Ali
954	Nurjahan Nessa	w/o Samsuddin	65	F	Samsuddin
955	Anowara Khatun	w/o Safiruddin	35	F	Safiruddin style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
956	Afajuddin	s/o Do	6	M	Do
957	Samela Khatun	w/o Muslemuddin	20	F	Muslemuddin
958	Majida Khatun	d/o Do	3	F	Do
959	Kadbanu	w/o Rustam Ali	60	F	Habibur Rahman
960	Barkat Ali	s/o L . Samtali Munshi	70	M	Md. Shirajul Alam
961	Chahina Khatun	w/o Barkat Ali	45	F	Do
962	Rupjan Nessa	h/o Samsul Alam	32	F	Samsul Alam
963	Rashida Khatun	sister of Do	3	F	Do
964	Sahara Khatun	d/o Jafar Ali	5	F	Jafar Ali
965	Jahura Khatun	w/o Altab Hussain	40	F	Ajit Ali
966	A. Swahid	s/o Do	12	M	Do
967	A. Saiyad	s/o Do	8	M	Do
968	Jahar Uddin	s/o L. Ahed Ali	50	M	Do
969	Jaher Uddin	h/o Fatema Khatun	50	F	Fatema Khatun
970	Afiya Khatun	d/o Do	9	F	Do
971	Ainul Hoque	s/o Do	3	M	Do
972	Apjan Bibi	s/o Do	60	M	Md. Quddus Ali
973	Jalal Uddin	s/o Raful Amin	35	M	Raful Amin
974	Nur Amin	b/o Do	3	M	Do
975	Hanoman Khatun	d/o Hajera Khatun	40	F	Hajera Khatun

Recounting the horror: Narrations of the fateful day

Reporting on the incident Hamendra Narayan wrote in Indian Express on February 19, 1983: "It was absolutely horrible. Though impossible to describe, I will try." Many described it as a nightmare and unable to describe what happened. Termed as one of the worst genocidal massacres after the independence, the Nellie Massacre took place on February 18, 1983.

Nellie is a small city in Nagaon district of Assam and about 40 km away from Guwahati city, comprised of 16 villages – Alisingha, Khulapathar, Basundhari, Bagduba Bil, Bagduba Habi, Borjora, Butuni, Indurmari, Mati Parbat, Muladhari, Mati Parbat No 8, Silbheta, Borbori and parts of Nellie were attacked. Nellie organized massacre left 2191 men and women and children killed and 370 children orphaned. Most of the victims were butchered by dao (machete), fala, spears, tridents, guns etc.

Moniruddin broke down as he remembers the massacre.

Nellie inhabitants informed me in a recent visit that February 1983 was full of tension all over Assam due to agitation against foreigners. They were avoiding going out those days. On February 17, 1983 two truckload police contingents came to Borbori and assured the inhabitants that they are patrolling nearby and full security has been provided to them. Being assured of security by the security personnel, Nellie residents went to work outside as usual on February 18, 1983. At around 8-30 AM, suddenly the village was attacked by mobs from three sides surrounding the villagers and pushing them towards river Kopili. People armed with dao, spears, and a few guns, advanced towards Nellie in an organized manner. The attackers encircled the whole village and left open the side that ends towards river Kopili. There were attackers in boats too. Killing started at around 9 am and continued till 3 pm. Most of the victims were women and children. CRPF arrived around 3 PM and the survivors were taken to Nagaon police station. Most of the survivors were put into Nellie camp at Nagaon and they returned to their village after 14 days.

Nellie massacre survivors talked to this writer on November 26, 2008 and recounted the death stories:

1. Nurul Choudhury:

He is dumb. He was orphaned during the carnage.

2. Nurul Haque:

I was 7 years old. My brothers and mother were killed. At that time mine was a six-member cultivator family. When the attackers came I was with my mother. Mother was killed. Assamese people killed us. I was very young and don't know in detail. My father was also injured. In the evening, my father brought the bodies of my mother and brothers. Now we are surviving on cultivation in 4 bighas of land. We have returned to our own house. We are still afraid and live with fear. The culprits are not punished till date.

I was injured and was in hospital for 22 days in Guahati Medical College. And we took shelter in the relief camp for one and half year. Injustice has been committed on us. So we want justice even if it is after 25 years.

3. Alekjaan Biwi:

Thousands of people with spears and guns killed people and left dead bodies all over. They were shouting, 'kill, kill.' Eleven members of my family were killed. My husband and myself survived. Police came and took us to the hospital. Only one doctor was there; none to look after me. I am 60-70 years old. I have no one.

Alekjaan Biwi

4. Md Monoruddin:

My brothers and sisters were killed and cut into pieces. I saw my parents being killed in front of me. I saw one woman being killed and saw one kid taken away from the hands of a woman and thrown into fire. CRPF came in the evening. I was crying all day. I met my father at night. No one else survived. Later we came to know that our house has been torched. Nothing was left. All rice gone in fire. We got Rs. 5000 as compensation. We never got anything to rebuild house. We don't have drinking water facility here. During election we see leaders and got to know promises, later on all gone. There is no transportation. We heard only promises by the leaders. My elder brother who was in Nagaon then looked after me and my elder sister helped me.

5. Md Mainul Haque:

I was 2 months old. My mother was wounded in her stomach.

6. Noor Nahar Begum:

I was 10 years old. When the killing started, I tried to run away and got wounded in several places. I was hospitalized for 2 months in Nagaon civil hospital. My parent and 4 siblings – all were killed. All of my family members were killed. But father survived. I was oldest in the family. They were butchered here in the place where we are standing today.

I have no peace of mind for last 25 years. I got married later on at Bechamari. I studied till class 7 only. Father is bullock cart driver and very old.

No justice for us. Police came and left. I want peace of mind. We need something for happiness and peace. I need justice for peace of mind. Justice is important because it was a crime and unjust. I feel lonely and miss my family members.

7. Md Hussian Ali:

I was 9 years old. And I remember everything. I saw houses burning and never thought that they will kill us. Thought they will leave after torching the houses. But then they started killing. We were wounded. No one from my family was killed. My cousins were killed in front of me. There were spears and guns. I ran away. I saw people hiding below a vegetable creeper bed. Bomb was planted there. We recognized who did this. They were living in our neighbouring villages. 688 were named as accused. We filed FIRs. No one was arrested and all the files were dumped or destroyed by Prafulla Mahanta.

There were 14 villages all burnt. We made our houses later, we were given 2 thousand rupees as compensation. This is a mockery of justice. No one can make house with 2000 rupees.

We don't have any facilities. No road, no drinking water. We have no electricity too. There is no peace here. I want justice.

8. Babool Ahmed:

I was two years old. My grandfathers brought me up. My uncle was running away with me in his back. Houses were burnt. People were running here and there. When uncle was shot at I fell down. My uncle saw his parent being killed in front of him. He took me and ran away. Later on police rescued me. I met my father later. I was injured too. I was in hospital for 4 months.

9. Hazara Khatun:

I got injured but survived. Three family members were killed. My child was in my arms and he was killed.

Genesis of Anti-foreigners movement in Assam

By Anju Azad and Diganta Sharma for TwoCircles.net

How to remove remains of blood stains from the hands that murdered human beings? Let's search the answer in literature. Lady Macbeth told Macbeth, 'little water clears us of this deed". Later on she lamented saying that 'all perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten these little hands.' This she said in the context of murder of King Duncan by Macbeth. Those who read Macbeth by Shakespeare know the story. Same lines spoken by Lady Macbeth are true for Nellie massacre as well. Nothing can clean the blood flow of Nellie massacre. It's a burden for Assam, India and for the humanity as the killings of thousands of people in few hours went totally unaccounted and just forgotten as a matter of shame.

Let's look back and peep into the history to know why this happened. Why people were butchered to quench the thirst of hungry souls?

In the early months of 1979, Hiralal Patowary, the then Member of Parliament from Mongoldai constituency of Assam expired all of a sudden. Election Commission announced to hold by-election and accordingly started updating the voter list in April and continued till May. Soon allegations against the amendment of the voter list kept pouring that illegal foreigners had been included in the list and demand was made for deletion of the suspected citizens' names. Significantly the Election Commission reviewed the list and found 68.28 percent of the allegations to be true. After Election Commission's assessment it came to light that 45 thousand illegal foreigners are listed in the voter's list.

Will give blood, not oil

This assessment on 'foreigners' created mass tension in Assam. All Assam Students Union (AASU), one of the prominent actors of the 'Assam agitation' demanded that voter's list of another 13 districts to be made public and suspected citizen's names should be deleted. Other organizations joined AASU in the demand. An all party meeting of organizations of Assam was held at Guwahati on August 27, 1979 as a result of the initiative of AASU and All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AGSP) was formed to carry forward the agitation against 'foreigners'. Resolution was adopted to protect the Assamese identity and remove names of suspected citizens from voter list. It was also decided that until and unless the voter's lists are amended no election will be held in Assam and the saga of bloodshed started from this day in Assam.

By December 1979, when a caretaker government was in Delhi, Assam agitation against foreigners gained momentum and polling for the General Election was possible only in two out of 14 constituencies. From 1979 until December 1982 just before the Assembly election there were 272 murders, 1404 assaults, 425 cases of arson and 330 cases of explosions and recovery of explosives. ('25 years on...Nellie still haunts' by Hemendra Narayan). The Legislative Assembly of Assam was dissolved by the President under article 356 of the Constitution by proclamation dated March 19, 1983 and the period of proclamation which was extended further under that clause would expire on the March 18, 1983. If elections are not held by February 1983, president's rule would be revoked by the end of February 1983. So it became obligatory to hold election before the due date and accordingly notification by election commission was issued.

Neglecting the demands of these groups, Central Government decided to go ahead with the general election for both state Assembly and Lok Sabha (in 12 constituencies) on February 14 and 17, 1983. Petition was filed before the Supreme Court to cancel elections in Assam. On February 1, 1983 the apex court quashed the plea and nodded for the election. The then Election Commissioner R K Trivedi announced the election dates though the situation was difficult. The Congress Government under the leadership of Indira Gandhi at the centre decided to go on with the election and announced group insurance for the officials taking part in election works. From this day Assam turned into a live volcano.

A rough map of the 'immigrant' inhibited areas was made before the attack on Nellie

AGSP called for total boycott of the election. Election campaigning was also held in Assam. On February 14, 1983 a portion of the population exercised their right to franchise. On that tense day, information came to the nationalist organization that, "lots of 'foreigners' or Bangladeshis' of Naogaon (now Morigaon district of Assam) cast their votes. News spread like wildfire. Maps of 'foreigner' dominated areas were made and groups were formed to attack these areas to teach a lesson to these illegal 'foreigners'. Only 109 votes were polled at the Nellie Government School polling booth on February 14, 1983. Mahmmad Hussain, an independent candidate, won the Morigaon Assembly seat (Nellie was part of this constituency) by getting just 714 votes out of 1514 votes cast ('25 years on...Nellie still haunts' by Hemendra Narayan)

People of Nellie were tense and worried over the developments after February 14, 1983. They avoided going out fearing odds. Still no one could imagine that a day of bloodshed is to be witnessed in just four days…even the giant and mighty river Brahmaputra failed to clear blood stains of this massacre.

Diary: February 1983

February 1
• All Assam freedom fighters convention under the leadership of ASSU and AGSP.
• Supreme Court rejected Raj Narayan's plea for the postponement of election in Assam.
• Central Government announced Group Insurance benefit for the officials and workers from Assam and outside taking part in election.
• Bomb blast in various places in Assam in protest of the election.
• Several foot bridges and bridges torched.
• Market burnt down in Dhekia juli, Sonitpur district
• Group clash in Kamalpur

February 2
• Police firing at Bordoulguri and Jonaram of Mangoldoi sub-division. 5 killed.
• ASSU alleged that CRPF threw three boys while a bridge was torched.

February 3
• Leaders of the movement declared general non-cooperation of the official programs scheduled from February 5- 22.
• Police firing on civilians protesting the election at Bura, Darrang district. Few killed.

February 4
• Police firing at North Lakhimpur. Several wounded.
• Teachers gathering in protest of the election.
• Wooden bridges burnt down in several places of North Lakhimpur, Darrang and Nagaon
• Body of the supporter of CPI (ML) recovered from Ranjali Reserve, Sivsagar

February 5
• Plying of both private vehicles and state vehicles were stopped.
• Police firing on election protester at Tongla. 4 killed
• 36 hour bandh at Karbi Anglong by two student organizations.
• Bomb blast at a few places
• Bandh in Dubrugarh district
• Centre decided to send 30 battalions of CRPF to Assam.

February 7
• Public meeting at Guwahati Judge field by the left parties
• Police SI Bipin Mahanta killed in cross-firing by opposition people in Tezpur
• Jorhat judge Nurul Haq kidnapped by miscreants
• Dead body of Congress worker recovered at Tingkha of Dibrugarh district
• Police –CRPF firing at Titkuri. Several wounded.
• Central government decided to send additional BSF and CRPF teams to Assam.

February 8
• 7 killed in Belsar, Nalbari following police firing in a rally.
• Bomb blast at Lanka- 3 killed and another 23 injured.
• 7000 employees proceeded towards Assam from different parts of India to hold election in Assam.
• BJP leaders like Chodhari Charan Singh, Yashvant Singh under the leadership of A B Vajpayee, conducted rally against the election at Judge filed, Guwahati.

February 9
• Bomb thrown at Cahnd Mohammed, ex-speaker of Assam state Assembly at Athuaguri.
• Police firing at the rallies against election at Kamarkuchi, Samata of Nalbari district – 5 and 2 killed respectively.
• M Rehman was suspended from PWD following a disagreement to build a helipad in Moirabari to be used by the then PM Indira Gandhi for election purpose.
• People killed here and there following protests in various parts of Assam.
• Curfew imposed in many places.
• ASSU announced its programme boycotting the election and arrival of PM in Assam.

February 11
• Police firing at Nalbari, Barpeta etc. 3 killed.

February 12
• Communal violence erupted in Assam in several places in Assam. Several houses belonging to minority communities burnt down in and around Boko of Kamrup district and gave birth to communal clash. 9 killed.
• Indira Gandhi spoke to an election rally at Maligaon under strict security arrangements.

February 13
• Communal clash continued in places like Bokulguri, Jagiroad, Lahorighat, North Lakhimpur etc. several killed in police firing and bomb blasts.

February 14
• Election held. Police firing to control protesting mass in different places. Total 19 killed.
• 30 villages burnt down in Darang district.
• Communal clash in Jamunamukh, Nagaon district and and Kamrup district

February 15
• Congress- I candidate Satya Narayan of Bishwanath chariali killed by people protesting election.
• Communal clash at Goalpara, Nogaon, Darrang etc. Houses torched and several killed in police firing.

February 16
• Dayanath Sharma, brother of Joynath Sharma, head of All Assam Volunteers Force killed at Chawolkhowa Chapori and another 85 killed in that night.
• Communal clash in DoomDooma. 7 killed.
• Police and CRPF clash at Goalpara. 6 killed in the clash.
• Houses burnt down in Dhubri and Nalbari

February 17
• Election held for the second phase in 36 state assembly seats and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies.
• Communal clash continued and several killed. Houses torched.

February 18
• Organised massacre at Nellie of Nagaon district. About 2 thousand killed. 16 villages belonging to minority community burnt down.
• Communal clash at Darrang district. 26 killed and four killed in police firing.
• Several clashes in different parts of Assam. Many killed and injured.

February 19
• Attack on linguistic minority at Gareshwar of Kamrup district. Several injured.
• Communal clash at Abhayapuri.
• Lok Sabha election completed at 24 constituencies.

February 21
• Indira Gandhi visited Nellie and Gohpur.
• About 2 thousand people belonging to linguistic minority fled to West Bengal for safety from Goreshwar, Kamrup.
• 48 dead bodies recovered from different parts of Kamrup.

February 22
• Peres de Queler, UN secretary general expressed shock over the Nellie massacre.

Who is responsible for Nellie massacre?

By Anju Azad and Diganta Sharma for TwoCircles.net

Part IV: Nellie 1983

February 18, 1983 was a Friday, an important day for the people of Islamic faith. Official report says Nellie massacre left 1819 people dead and several thousand others injured. Unofficial sources and people of Nellie believe that death toll could be around 5 thousand. In terms of brutality committed just in few hours, probably this is the highest figure of people killed with crude weapons.

The question arises: could this massacre be avoided? There are several clues that speak that state authorities were alerted on possible attacks on minority community in Nellie. Several literatures on Nellie have established that officials of Home Ministry were alerted three days before the massacre about the possibility of the attack.

Diganta Sharma in his book, 'Nellie 1983' wrote that a message from Jiauddin Ahmed, OC of the then Nagaon police station sent an urgent message to Morigaon 5th Battalion Commandant, sub district police officer and OC of Jagiroad police station , Sri Nobo K Chetia. This alert was totally ignored. The message was, 'INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT L/NIGHT ABOUT ONE THOUSAND ASSAMESE OF SURROUNDING VILLAGES OF NELLIE WITH DEADLY WEAPONS ASSEMBLED AT NELLIE BY BEATING OF DRUMS (,) MINORITY PEOPLES ARE IN PANIC AND APPREHENDING ATTACK AT ANY MOMENT (,) SUBMISSION FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION TO MAINTAIN PEACE (,). This message gave clear indication about the possibility of attack on Nellie, still thousand of innocents lost their lives within a few hours on Friday, the February 18, 1983.

Corroborating this negligence the National Police Commission in a report published on April 3, 1983, wrote, 'the national police commission has found that there is a tendency among the police officer to shun responsibility for dealing with communal situations. They either avoid going to the spot or when they happened to be present there, they try not to resort to the use of force when the situation so demands or better still slip away from the scene leaving the force leaderless… (Sixth Report dealing with Recent Communal Riots and Role of the Police).

Who is the mastermind behind this massacre?

"The nationalist groups got information that on 14 February, 1983 that many 'Bangladeshi' people had cast votes in Nogaon (now Morigaon) district. Instantly a plan of attack was made in the villages where Assamese people live surrounding Nellie by the initiative of agitating peoples. Strategies were formed as to how, when and where attacks would be made on the "illegal Bangladeshis". The date was fixed on 18 February. Agenda was genocidal to save the existence of mother Assam. Place of carrying out the plan was Nellie".

India Today in its report on Nellie in 1983 pointed out that, 'the All Assam Students Union (AASU) is believed to have played a very active part in the massacre…' People of Nellie believe that the organized massacre on them was well organized by the agitators of Assam movement. The agitators fulfilled their ambition by inciting the neighboring Tiwa community to carry out the carnage. On April 10, 1983, the then Assam chief minister Hiteshwar Saikia held a press conference and released certain papers of AASU activist. Among these were papers prepared by AASU leaders on the religious minority inhabited areas. This report on the press conference was published at that time in a newspaper called, 'Janakranti' on April 17, 1983. This proves how the organized killing was carried out on people belonging to minority community branding them as 'foreigners'. The report also quoted Heteshwar Saikia as saying,' activists of AASU, AGSP are involved in violent activities in the state'.

RSS element behind the massacre?

Elements of RSS (Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh) involvement cannot be ruled out in the Nellie massacre. RSS and agitators of Assam movement maintained a cordial relationship. An English magazine, 'On Lookers' brought this secret to light. This was reflected in the article written by Partha Benarjee on 'Assam agitation.' It is significant to mention here that the Volunteers Force constituted under the leadership of AASU was headed by Joynath Sharma who created controversy about his role in AASU. Not only that, soon after the Nellie massacre several top leaders of AASU took resolution against him claiming his removal from AASU for maintaining relation with RSS. It is worth mentioning here that a conference was held by AASU at the premises of JB Law college, Guwahati on April 11-12, 1983 and a resolution was passed, the third resolution of this meeting was that 'reports of Joynath Sharma having links with RSS is published in different newspapers like Sunday, India Today and many other newspapers. Joynath Sharma never filed any counter statement on these reports. Hence in this context he should be removed from AASU.' Muslim members of AASU adopted 15 point resolution and submitted to the leaders of AASU. The resolution is reproduced below.

15 point memorandum of Muslim members of AASU

The massacres of 'Nellie' and other places of Assam in February 1983 made a turning point in the agitation when Muslim members of the AASU started to protest against the atrocities done by them. At last Muslim members of the organization met on 11 and 12 April 1983 in the Premises of J.B. College at Guwahati with Md Nurul Islam its Vice President in the chair. In this meeting different activities done by AASU were discussed. A letter was issued addressing to the AASU president duly signed by 11 Muslim student leasers. The main contentions of the letter are given below.

1. "We are constrained to tell you with profound that the latest situation in the context of the four year long movement for expulsion of foreigners had been extremely tragic and heartrending particularly the violent incident which have taken place on a massive scale. Sequels to the Union Governments holding of the forced illiegal election have warned us. We have found indication of danger to Assamese language and Culture and we consider it our responsibility to remind every one of a few things well in time."
2. No one can dispute the limitless contribution made by the Assamese community as also the Pamuas Charuas and Bhatia Muslims (Who were earlier cordially embraced as new Assamese who form an integral part of the great Assamese society towards the evolution of Assamese society and the development of Assamese culture. We challenge whoever question it."
3. Referring to the reports published in Sunday, India Today and other national newspapers about the association of Joynath Sarma Sarbadhinayak of the AASU Volunteer Force with RSS, they observed that in his denial 'issued after heavy pressure" of any such association he had failed to convince any one. They charged him with confusing the public 'by misrepresenting the facts telling lies" about the death of his younger brother Daya Sarma. They demanded Joynath Sarma's immediate expulsion from AASU in "Assam's greater interests" in the connection, Chattanya Kalbag wrote in India Today on 31 March, 1983 "Sporadic clashes between Assamese and the immigrants near Sipahjar (in former Darrang district) peaked on February 15 when Joynath Sarma's younger brother Daya Sarma led a large and armed attack on immigrants in Chawlkhowa Chhapuri Darraghat and Dhaulapur attacking in three waves from Sipajhar, Rangamati and Kuruwa. At Sipajhar on 17 February (1983) when election was scheduled in the trouble torn constituency, journalists were invited to a cremation ceremony for Daya Sarma and two of his lieutenants Jatin Saharia and Arun Kumar Bora"
AASU members in Sipahjar, however, let slip that Daya Sarma had gone with a stengun to "rescue" some "kidnapped" Assamese from the immigrant's villages.
"Implicit was the fact that he had been killed but the mourners were anxious to point out that the immigrants had after Daya's ammunition ran out cast a fishing net over him and hacked him to death with daos (machetes)'.
4. 'Steps have to be taken for equitable distribution of relief to the people affected by the violent incidents. The discriminatory treatment in this respect is unfortunate.'
5. "There has to be a clear policy regarding declaration of martyrs how have the attackers become martyrs"? This matter has to be immediately reviewed and martyrs should be declared on the basis of a principle".
6. All secret directives and economic blockades by the volunteer force be stopped immediately in view of the present situation. It is also demanded that suitable action be taken against zonal AASU units which have imposed economic blockades without any directive from the Central Committee".
7. 'Students and youths of all communities should be in the volunteer force of each AASU unit and at all levels"
8. 'Those office-bearers of zonal, sub-divisional and distinct units of AASU as also those members of its executive who have involved in violent activities are to be immediately expelled".
9. 'A statement be issued on behalf of the AASU cautioning people against BJP, Lok Dal, Janata Party etc. along with political parties like Indira Congress, Congress (s),CPI, CPI(M), SUCI, RCPI etc and open directives be issued on behalf of the central committee to the local units to see that these parties also cannot hold any meeting anywhere".
10. 'We shall not accept any communal organisation whatever. Hence each AASU unit be publicly asked to see orgonisations like RSS, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the Jamat-E-Islam, the Jamat-E-Ulema, etc cannot get organised anywhere and sow seeds of communalism."
11. What was done with the fund collected in the name of self-defence? Why have the materials meant for self-defence been distributed on the basis of religion or community?"
12. 'Steps be taken to stop forthwith the practice of publicizing any attack as attack by Bangladeshis, Miyas Bhutias through Danik Asom, Assam Tribune, Dainik Janmbhumi, Agradoot, Batori, News Star etc as also the practice of circulating through the papers maps of certain districts as Bangladeshi inhabited areas. Photographs showing burning of mosques be released along with those burning of namghars'.
13. 'While denouncing the violent incidents, false propaganda has been mounted by hiding facts and giving wrong colours to the incidents at Bargana, Sipajhar etc and those at Nowgong, Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Lakhimpur and Karbi Anglong. Such false propaganda be immediately stopped.
14. AASU has to clarify on what basis it has branded all attacked at Nellie and Chamaria as foreigners… Also declare as banned Agneyyogiri and all such bulletins which are sent to the AASU office from different places.
15. Immediate publication of the following in the local newspapers:
• To stop forthwith the practice of bringing down bearded Muslims with lungis-caps from buses and killing and assaulting them.
• Urging teachers to wean away the students and youth as well as the farmers now involved in violent incidents in the state.
• Dissuading ex-army men and officers from taking to violence
• Publish the basic principles of election and expulsion of foreigners. In case of foreigners, the terms like 'enemies', 'miyas', 'Nepalies,' 'Bhutias' and 'Bangladeshis' etc should not be used.

Nellie 1983: Crime but no punishment

By Anju Azad and Diganta Sharma for TwoCircles.net

Part 5: Nellie 1983

What constitutes decent compensation for the victims of Nellie massacre?

After the massacre situation became extremely complex, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi came to visit Nellie and Gohpur. She reviewed relief and rehabilitation operations and inspected different camps. The rehabilitation package announced by the government of Assam consisted of the following. ('25 years on...Nellie still haunts' by Hemendra Narayan)

• Rs. 5000/ cash grant to each of the bereaved families for every person killed.
• Rs 5000/ grant towards reconstruction of houses destroyed in the recent disturbances.
• Maintenance of relief assistance on the same scale as in the relief camps up to period of three months after return to respective villages till the harvesting of the next crop.
• Distribution of free seeds at the rate of 10 kgs per bigha subject to a maximum of 20 kgs for two bighas for every agriculturist family for sowing summer paddy.
• Assistance to replace lost bullocks at the rate of two bullocks per family subject to a maximum of Rs. 1,500.
• Subsidy of Rs. 500 per family for lost milch cattle.
• For small traders and businessmen, it has been decided to give business loan of Rs.2500/ per family together with a loan subject to a maximum of Rs. 1000/ in an urban area and Rs. 200 in rural areas for the repair and reconstruction of shops damaged in the disturbances and for maintenance relief for a period of one month.

It is noteworthy that massacre was carried out against the Sikhs soon after the murder of Indira Gandhi in 1984, a year after Nellie massacre. The victims of this massacre were given Rs. 35 thousand as compensation for every death, while victims of Nellie massacre were given only Rs. 5 thousand. A Nellie victim lamented over this unequal treatment and expressed his anguish saying that 'our life is equal to the cost of 1 kg of fish in the market.'

Later on those killed during Assam agitation were declared as 'shaheed' by the government of Assam. Next kin of each dead was given Rs. 35 thousand as honour to the departed soul. Names of the Nellie massacre were simply not included in that list.

Nuruzaman who filed FIR of the massacre

Cases on Nellie massacre dropped

Nuruzaman Bhuyan is about 75 years old now. He cannot move properly but still he is waiting for justice. On the fateful day, about 13 persons whom he knew very well attacked his house and killed 12 of his family members and property worth Rs. 36,200/ were lost. He himself was injured. With agony in mind he helped fellow villagers to overcome the trauma. Within two days of the massacre he filed FIR to the Jagiroad police station (FIR no 86/1983, GR number 231/1983). 13 people belonging to Tiwa community who were his friends, neighbours and with whom he worked together in fields, markets were named as the accused in the FIR. He named 13 accused in the FIR. They were Bidhu Roy, Bharat Hazarika, Uma Kakaty, Bakul kakoty, Horeshwar Rabha, Rajaram Rabha, Bodana das, Loknath Das, Bogiram Das, Nogen Das, Bimol Deka, Bhumi Senapati, Prafulla Master,and others. They were charged under section 147/148/326/379/436/302/307 of Indian penal Code. This case was investigated and accused were charge sheeted. Charge sheet number 70 was submitted in 1985. Nuruzaman, however, did not get justice. The case was never called for hearing in the court of justice. It was dropped. Some of those charge sheeted already died by now.

688 cases were filed before the Jagiraoad police station of which 310 were charge sheeted. No investigation was carried out for the remaining 378 cases. Later on investigation and legal proceedings were dropped against all the cases.

Justice denied for Nellie victims

Inquiry Commission headed by Tribhubhan Prasad Tiwari was constituted under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952 vide notification No. PLA /658/8319, dated July 14, 1983. The Commission was assigned to enquire the disturbances in the state of Assam during January to April 1983. The Commission was expected to submit its report within six months. Later on the tenure of the commission was extended till January 16 1984. The commission submitted its report to the government and the report is neither tabled before the State Assembly as per the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952 nor made public till date. In an interview with journalist Hamendra Narayan, T P Tiwari who was later appointed as the Governor of Pondichery, said that the report is a secret. The report has 547 pages and only three copies were made and are with the Union Home Ministry, Assam Government and Sri Tiwari's personal copy. There is little hope on the report being made public in recent future.

Another non-official Judicial Commission headed by Justice Mehta (retired chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court) was formed by the Assam Rajyik Freedom Fighters Association to enquire into the incidents that occurred from January 1, 1983 to April 30, 1983. The report was released on January 26, 1985. Mehta Commission reports says before the carnage there was cordial relationship among the people in and around Nellie. The main reason of discord was the election. The commission conducted 36 sittings in the village from May 14, 1983 onwards and examined 600 witnesses. Since it was a non-judicial enquiry, no action was taken on it.

Current situation in Nellie

By Anju Azad and Diganta Sharma for TwoCircles.net

Part 6: Nellie 1983

After 25 years of the carnage, Nellie and its infrastructure remain the same. People of Nellie in a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister and others expressed their hardship and demanded basic facilities required for a human living. They argued that through the process of Illegal Migration Determination Tribunal Act, they were proved as Indian citizens. Then why their rights are not same as that of other citizens of this country?

Regarding communication and transportation facilities in Nellie the memorandum said that Nellie massacre could not be avoided due to absence of road – the 10th Battalion of CRPF couldn't reach on time in the massacre site. This situation is same till date in spite of several promises by political leaders. Therefore it is highly essential to construct the long pending road connecting Nellie with other places.

About health facilities, the nearest hospital is situated at a distance of 10 to 11 kms. There is no primary health centre or sub centre anywhere in the villages. It is extremely difficult for children and pregnant women to access health care.

As for drinking water, there is no drinking water facility for Nellie and neighbouring villages. The villagers collect drinking water from unhygienic ponds wherein the cattle also quench their thirst. Water-borne diseases like typhoid are a common feature of these villages because of unhygienic drinking water. Moreover housewives and children have to travel long distance for collecting water from ponds and they spend most of the time in collecting water.

Proper irrigation and flood control mechanism is missing in Nellie. This prevented the Nellie inhabitants from becoming economically empowered. Schools opened soon after the organized mass killing in Nellie have not been granted financial help till date in spite of continuous demand from the people.

Inquiry commissions – a ritual to answer a public outcry

Inquiry commission usually constituted in India under the Commissions of Enquiry Act 1952 has become a ritual in India to answer a public outcry. There were nine inquiry commissions concerning the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. There are two inquiry commissions headed by Justice S N Sarma and Justice K N Saikia into the secret killings of the members of the armed opposition groups, United Liberation Front of Assam and their relatives in late 1990s. Justice K N Saikia in his report submitted on 15 November 2007 reached different conclusions. Second, some commissions like the Liberhan Commission investigating into the demolition of Babri Mosque in 1992 are yet to complete its investigation and only in November 2007 another extension was provided. Third, the findings of majority inquiry commissions like the Justice Upendra Commission of Inquiry into the killing of Ms Thangjang Manorama Devi on August 2004 in Manipur is yet to be published. Fourth, when reports of commissions of inquiries such as the Justice Sri Krishna Commission inquiring into the Mumbai pogrom in 1992-1993 are made public, no action has been taken. Fifth, even when the High Court orders to place the reports of inquiry commission such as the massacre of the Dalits in Kuhmer in Rajasthan, the government in contempt of the High Court order even refused to place before the State Assembly. Sixth, during the investigation processes by the Inquiry Commissions such as the Nanavati-Shah Commission of Inquiry into the Gujarat genocidal carnage of 2002, all attempts are made to ensure that the truth never comes out. Tiwari commission constituted to enquire Nellie massacre met the same fate. The report is not made public till date.

End note

Nellie massacre has enormous impacts on Assam movement. The agitation was rushed to closure soon after Nellie massacre. Assam Accord was signed and Illegal Migration Determination Tribunal Act (IMDT) was passed in 1985. (Later on, in 2006, IMDT was declared unconstitutional.) Nellie, a forgotten massacre, is hardly a matter of discussion at present. General opinion is that if Nellie is brought forth, there is a possibility of emergence of communal tension. Still a few questions remain unanswered. Legal proceeding remains unclear for Nellie massacre. Chargesheeted cases were dropped to maintain communal harmony in the state. No arrests were made. No one was made accountable for this massacre. Enquiry commission report became a secret document. Who will answer these questions? For governments, all files related to Nellie massacre are closed now. Nellie massacre reminds a famous Sarajevo joke, "When someone kills a man, he is put in prison. When someone kills twenty people, he is declared mentally insane. But when someone kills 200,000 people, he is invited to Geneva for peace negotiations'. There will be no better example for this joke except Nellie massacre.

Bibliography on Nellie and Assam agitation:

Books

1. P. S Dutta – Autonomy Movements in Assam (Documents), Omsons Publication, 1993
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13. Sanjib Baruah, Beyond Counter Insurgency, Oxford Publication, 2009

Articles and news items

• GOVT STALLS SEMINAR ON NELLIE MASSACRE, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati, Thursday, November 11, 2004
• Kimura, Makiko. "Memories of the Massacre: Violence and Collective Identity in the Narratives on the Nellie Incident." Asian Ethnicity 4, no. 2 (2003): 225-239.
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• Kimura, Makiko, Collective Memory of Violence : Ethnicity and Opinion in the Narratives on the Nellie formation in the Brahmaputra Valley and Barak valley, Proceeding of North East India History Association, Shilong
• Udayan Mishra, Immigration and Identity transformation in Assam, Economic and Political Weekly, 1999
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