Muthanga village of Wayanad district, Kerala, India
Date
19 February 2003
Deaths
5
Perpetrators
Kerala Police
Motive
eviction / protest
The Muthanga Incident refers to an incident of police firing on the Adivasis (tribal clans) in the Muthanga village of Wayanad district, Kerala. On 19 February 2003, the Adivasis had gathered under Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS) to protest the Kerala Government's delay in allotting them land, which had been contracted in October 2001. During the protest, Kerala Police fired 18 rounds resulting in two immediate fatalities (one of which was a police officer). In a subsequent statement, the Government placed the official death toll at five. A video of the firing was aired on several news programs.[1]
^"Two killed as tribals, police clash". The Hindu. 20 February 2003. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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