Despite being a prominent commercial and industrial centre, Indore is also highly prone to communal riots. This is because, along with its high Muslim population, the city is also the stronghold of the Sangh Pariwar, a fanatical Hindu group in India.

In the early hours of 3 December 1984, Bhopal, India experienced one of the world’s worst industrial accidents, when a terrifying cloud of toxic gas escaped from a pesticide factory. This happened in the old city area, which is populated predominantly by Muslims.