May 2014 Assam violence
| 2014 Assam violence | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Northeast India | |
| Location | Assam, India |
| Date | 1 May 2014 – 3 May 2014 |
| Weapons | AK 47 |
| Deaths | 33 (and 3 suspected perpetrators) |
| Perpetrators | 3 suspected members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland's Songbijit faction |
| Motive | Not voting for Bodos |
From the night of 1 May 2014 until the early morning hours of 3 May, a series of attacks occurred against Bengali Muslims in Assam, a north-eastern state of India. The perpetrators are suspected to be members of the terrorist group National Democratic Front of Bodoland's Songbijit faction. Speculated to be revenge for not voting for the National Democratic Front in the Lok Sabha elections, the death toll reached 33.