had slaughtered a cow, which was eventually found alive. Another riot in 1959 on the issue of cow slaughter killed 11 people, again mostly Muslims, and destroyed 200 houses. Subsequent riots occurred in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1989.

Geography

Sitamarhi district occupies an area of 2294 km2, comparatively equivalent to Australia's Groote Eylandt.

It is bordered by Nepal to the north, Madhubani district to

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