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The Noakhali riots began on the 10th of October 1946 after a rumor spread that Hindu monk Triambakananda would offer Muslim blood instead of goats during Kojagari Lakshmi Puja. This claim inflamed communal tensions across surrounding villages within hours, leading to attacks on Hindu-owned shops in Sahapur Bazaar.
Edward Skinner Simpson documented 22,550 cases of forcible conversion across three police stations in Tipperah district while Dr. Taj-ul-Islam Hashmi concluded that more Hindu women were raped or converted than Hindus killed. At least 2,000 Hindus reportedly changed their religion to Islam according to Gandhian Ashoka Gupta.
Thirty relief organizations and six medical missions participated in aid efforts including the Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Hindu Mahasabha, Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, and Gita Press. Leela Roy walked 90 miles from Chaumohani to Ramganj on the 9th of December 1946 to rescue 1,307 girls abducted during the riots.
Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Noakhali on the 7th of November 1946 after deciding to visit on the 19th of October and stayed until the 1st of January 1947. He spent two nights at Jogendra Majumdar's residence before beginning his barefoot tour covering 116 miles across 47 villages.
A British Parliament statement estimated death tolls at 5,000 while The Statesman put figures between 7,500 and 10,000 for violence that broke out in Chhapra and Saran district between the 25th and the 28th of October. Francis Tuker later estimated Muslim death tolls between 7,000 and 8,000 in 1950.