Document #1259960
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
According to a Reuters report, Shiv Sena is
a "chauvinist" Hindu organization based in the state of
Maharashtra, in western India, and especially active in Bombay (9
Feb. 1993). Although many members of this organization were
arrested during riots that took place in Bombay in February 1993
(ibid.), none of the sources available to the DIRB mention that
Shiv Sena members were arrested in December 1992 and January 1993
during the Ayodhya events in the state of Uttar Pradesh. For
further information on the Hindu and Muslim confrontations that
took place in Ayodhya during this period of time, please consult
the attached documents.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reuters. 9 February 1993. "Bombay
Moslems Reject Talks with Hindu Militants." (NEXIS)
Far Eastern Economic Review [Hong
Kong]. 31 December 1993. "India: Riot and Recrimination."
Jeune Afrique [Paris]. 20 January
1993. Catherine Clément. "Inde: Les démons du
fanatisme."
Reuters. 9 February 1993. "Bombay
Moslems Reject Talks with Hindu Militants." (NEXIS)
Articles from the Weekly Press Review
(India).
Searches in the media databases
(On-line)