A total of 1,807 communal riot cases were registered in parts of India during 2018 to 2020 in which over 8,000 people were arrested, the Rajya Sabha learned Wednesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the highest number of communal riot cases were registered in Bihar, followed by Maharashtra and Haryana.
A total of 512 communal riot cases were registered across India in 2018, 438 in 2019 and 857 in 2020, Rai reported.
Meanwhile, over 4,000 people were arrested for rioting in 2018, followed by more than 2,400 rioters in 2019 and over 2,000 people in 2020, he said.
