2017 – Northern India Riots

On 25 August 2017, widespread rioting in northern India broke out after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the religious leader of Dera Sacha Sauda, was convicted of rape. The riots began in Panchkula and later spread to other parts of the northern Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the capital, New Delhi. An India Today TV crew was attacked, and its cameraman injured in Sirsa. Its OB van was also attacked by rioters in Panchkula. An Income Tax Department’s building and two police vehicles were set on fire in Mansa, Punjab. Twenty-eight vehicles were burnt in Panchkula, including some belonging to the government. At least 41 people were killed, the majority of them in Panchkula, where 32 people were allegedly killed by police gunfire. More than 300 others were injured. 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Northern_India_riots