In the 2003 Marad massacre, eight Hindus were killed by Islamic extremists, one of whom, Mohammed Ashker, was hit by accident and was also killed. A judicial commission that investigated the incident concluded leaders of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) were directly involved in both the conspiracy and the massacre. The commission said the 2003 incident was "a clear communal conspiracy, with Muslim fundamentalist organisations involved".Marad report slams Muslim League The Indian Express, 27 September 2006 The commission could not find evidence to support the involvement of foreign organisations. The attackers threw bombs with the intention of inflicting more deaths but the bombs did not explode.The Marad massacre Outlook (magazine), 6 June 2003
