Ramesh Sharma (IAS) Abhishek Singh Sandip Garg (IPS) The 2021 Kawardha riots were incidents of religious violence between Hindus and Muslims that occurred in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India, between 3 and 7 October 2021.

[3] On Sunday, 3 October 2021, a group of Muslims and Hindus had an argument over the placement of religious flags in Loahara Naka Chowk in the town of Kawardha.

[2][1] Two days later, right-wing organisations, including the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal, held a rally protesting the flag removal.

The police conducted a lathi charge to disperse the protestors,[7][1] invoked Section 144 (barring unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code, and imposed a curfew in the region.

[8][9][10][7] The police stated that the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal had promised peaceful protests.