Naroda Patiya massacre: what Wikipedia removed
97 Muslims were massacred in Naroda Patiya during the 2002 Gujarat riots, killed by a mob organized by the Bajrang Dal. Through 2015 the opening called the Bajrang Dal a militant wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. Today the opening calls it only a wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad, and the word militant appears nowhere in the article. A reader today does not learn that Wikipedia’s own opening once characterized the organization behind the massacre’s mob as militant.
The word “militant” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2015. Today it appears nowhere in the article at all, references included. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| militant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| massacre | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- A rewording tying the riot’s ten-hour duration to the post-Godhra unrest, without significant loss of meaning.
- A passage stating that allegations against the government and police were proven false, dropped from the account of the massacre.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2015 (revision 668461333):
23°05′N 72°40′E / 23.083°N 72.667°E / 23.083; 72.667 The Naroda Patiya massacre took place on 28 February 2002 at Naroda , in Ahmedabad , India, during the 2002 Gujarat riots . 97 Muslims were killed by a mob of approximately 5,000 people, organized by the Bajrang Dal , a militant wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad , and supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party which was in power in the Gujarat State Government . The massacre at Naroda occurred during the bandh (strike protest) called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad ; a day after the Godhra train burning . During the post-Godhra rioting, which lasted over 10 hours, during which the mob looted, stabbed, sexually assaulted, g…
2025 (revision 1295609232):
Massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots 23°05′N 72°40′E / 23.083°N 72.667°E / 23.083; 72.667 The Naroda Patiya massacre took place on 28 February 2002 at Naroda , in Ahmedabad , India, during the 2002 Gujarat riots . 97 Muslims were killed by a mob of approximately 5,000 people, organised by the Bajrang Dal , a wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad , and allegedly supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party which was in power in the Gujarat State Government . The massacre at Naroda occurred during the bandh (strike) called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad a day after the Godhra train burning . The riot lasted over 10 hours, during which the mob plundered, stabbed, sexually assaulte…
Related
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- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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