Communal violence began in Bhagalpur on 24 October 1989 and killed around 1,000 people by most counts. Commissions reported in 1994-95 and 2015, the 2015 repor…
Dainik Jagran reported two cases pending in January 2026, and the High Court was still directing payment on a claim in August 2026. The appeal over Kameshwar Yadav's acq…
The court disposed of the petition for the present and directed Bihar and the Union to ensure payment after Home Ministry sanction. It did not record payment.
Dainik Jagran reported that police had not completed steps in a 1989 bombing case and a Logain-linked record.
Md. Kausar withdrew his petition over a rejected bullet-injury claim; the court made no ruling on the merits.
No later order was located, and Yadav was reported to have died on 3 January 2024.
A third bench found no concrete evidence of his involvement after a split verdict.
The report named 125 officials and 85 distress sales. The Milli Gazette says the DGP was told to act; no action-taken report or outcome was located.
Bihar identified 861 families and the Centre cleared 844. The MHA's instalments add to Rs 19.81 crore, not Rs 29.81 crore.
The Tribune said it matched relief for 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims.
The convicts included a former police-station head.
A commission under Justice N.N. Singh was set up and 27 cases were reopened in February 2006.
The Court said a person must be heard before a commission criticises them.
The members blamed the administration and the SP; the chairman found the administration blameless, and the State accepted his report.
The Home Minister said Rs 1 lakh was sanctioned in 329 of 478 cases, plus Rs 10,000 from the Prime Minister's fund.
A 1990 Bihar enquiry told Parliament 982 were dead or missing; later reports say about 1,000 and some say 2,000+.
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