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Protests in India in 2022
22 protests we have recorded in 2022, each with its own sourced case file: Belagavi border row: trucks, buses, truce, Mukroh border firing: six killed, PFI flash hartal and ban, Kerala 2022 and more.
Karnataka-Maharashtra · Dec 2022Belagavi border row: trucks, buses, truceAttacks on trucks and buses, 400+ detained, Amit Shah's truce and rival resolutionsMeghalaya · Nov 2022Mukroh border firing: six killedFiring near Mukroh killed 5 villagers and a guard; Shillong unrest, CBI probeKerala · Sep 2022PFI flash hartal and ban, Kerala 2022Buses stoned, Rs 5.2 crore damages ordered, PFI banned for 5 yearsJharkhand and Bengal · Sep 2022Kurmi rail roko for ST statusKudmi blockades cancelled 750+ trains in 2022-23; courts called them illegalUttarakhand · Sep 2022Ankita Bhandari murder protestsResort murder sparked bandhs; 3 got life in 2025, CBI took up VIP claim in 2026Punjab · Sep 2022Chandigarh University hostel video rowOvernight protest over hostel video claims; 4 arrested, 2 chargesheeted, all on bailGujarat · Aug 2022Bilkis Bano convicts' release and protestsRemission freed 11 convicts; protests followed and the SC sent them back in 2024Punjab · Jul 2022Zira sit-in against Malbros distilleryVillagers allege groundwater pollution; HC orders, arrests, CM's closure call, NGT caseKerala · Jul-Dec 2022Vizhinjam port protest against AdaniChurch-led fisherfolk sit-in stalled the port 100+ days; ended after a police station attackTamil Nadu · Jul 2022Kallakurichi school death and riot, 2022A student's death at a Kaniyamoor school led to arson, 916 charged and a suicide findingRajasthan · Jun 2022Udaipur tailor killing and curfewTailor Kanhaiya Lal killed; curfew, statewide net cut, rallies; NIA trial still onIndia · Jun 2022Agnipath protests and train burnings, 2022Army aspirants burnt trains over 4-year Agnipath jobs; 1 killed, 1,200+ held; no rollbackIndia · Jun 2022Prophet remarks protests: Ranchi, PrayagrajSpokespersons' remarks drew Gulf backlash; 2 killed in Ranchi, a Prayagraj demolitionAndhra Pradesh · May 2022Amalapuram arson over Konaseema renamingMinisters' homes burnt over plan to name district after Ambedkar; cases later withdrawnJammu and Kashmir · May 2022Kashmiri Pandit employees' strike, 2022Rahul Bhat's killing, tear gas at Sheikhpora, a 310-day strike and the salary stoppageDelhi · Apr 2022Jahangirpuri clashes and demolition driveHanuman Jayanti clash, NSA arrests, and bulldozers that ran past a Supreme Court stayMadhya Pradesh · Apr 2022Khargone Ram Navami clashes and bulldozersRiot, SP shot, 1 killed, 24-day curfew, 45+ homes and shops razed; 11 acquitted in 2026India · Mar 2022Trade unions' 2-day Bharat Bandh, 2022Ten unions struck on labour codes; Kerala shut, HC called staff strike illegalKerala · Mar 2022K-Rail SilverLine survey stone protestsProtests over yellow survey stones stalled Kerala's 530 km rail line; scrapped in 2026Karnataka · Feb 2022Shivamogga violence after Harsha killingBajrang Dal activist's murder, funeral-day arson, curfew, NIA UAPA caseWest Bengal · Feb 2022Anis Khan death protests, BengalStudent activist's death in Amta sparked Kolkata protests; SIT charged 5 police, no CBIBihar and UP · Jan 2022RRB NTPC results protestRail blockades over the railway exam shortlist; exams suspended, rules revised
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