Salwan

Salwan is a village of high historical interest in Karnal District, Haryana, India. It contains a tirtha identified as having national importance. ["Panel to identify monuments for preservation." Tehelka, February 14 2003, [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030215/haryana.htm] ]

The village was the subject of much media attention in 2007, when the beating death of a Rajput man was followed by a wave of violence directed toward local dalits. About 150 lower-caste families fled the village. [Vij, Shivam. "The Chronicle of a Mob Foretold." Tehelka, March 17 2007, 6-7. [http://www.tehelka.com/home/20070317/20070317.asp?filename=6.jpg] ]

Famous People

Salwan Hanna - Business Man/Drug Lord

References

Reflistragav rajpoot dominate's this village