"The second phase of the riot started from the 13th afternoon (the first disturbances occurred on February 2) and Natunbazar was attacked. The following mahallas... were attacked and looted, houses were burnt. Among persons killed were influential men such Gurudas Kar and others. The destruction of Hindu houses in those mahallas has been complete. ... villages predominantly inhabited by Hindus... were attacked. ...Harendra Kar's daughter Mila Kar aged 19 was forcibly married to Sultan Mian, civil supply contractor, after her father grandfather and brother were slaughtered. There are other reports of abductions. This state of things continued from Feb.13 to Feb. 23 with a relapse of one day on February 22."
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Amrita Bazar Patrika, Feb 1950, quoted in Kamra A. J. (2000). The prolonged partition and its pogroms : testimonies on violence against Hindus in East Bengal 1946-64. pp. 71-2
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