1998 Chamba massacre

The 1998 Chamba massacre was the killing of thirty-five Hindus by Islamic terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen, in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in India on 3 August 1998.[1][2]

Part of a series on
Violence against Hindus
in independent India
Issues
Incidents

Background

Since 1989, an terrorism had gripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists in the separatist insurgency had been perpetrating several massacres in the state.

The Attacks

The Pakistan-trained Islamic terrorists massacred 35 Hindus, mostly labourers, and injured 11 in the Chamba district bordering Doda in Jammu on early hours of that day.[3] The massacre took place in two separate incidents at Kalaban and Satrundi. Twenty-six people were killed and eight injured in the Kalaban area under Police Station Tissa of Chamba District. In another incident, at about 1:30 a.m. that morning, five people were killed and three injured in village Satrindi, District Chamba. News of the massacre became public when two of the injured at Kalaban—Dhian Singh and Beli Ram—with blood oozing from their wounds, trudged eight kilometers through the dense forests report the mayhem to the nearest Mansa police post. The massacre led to conflict between Gujjars (entirely Muslims) and Gaddis (entirely Hindus).[4]

This was the first such incident in Himachal Pradesh.[5]

The aftermath

Top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Billu Gujjar was arrested in Pathankot by Punjab Police a few days later in connection with this attack.[6]

References
  1. "Ultras gun down 35 in Himachal". The Indian Express. 4 August 1998. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. "Terrorists massacre 35 in Chamba". The Tribune. 4 August 1998. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  3. "Jammu and Kashmir Militants Gun Down 35 in Chamba District". 2 August 1998. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. Swami, Praveen (10 October 1998). "An unquiet peace". Frontline. 15 (21). Archived from the original on 24 November 2002.
  5. "Jammu averages 50 killings a month". Rediff. 5 August 1998. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. "Top Hizbul ultra, aides held for Chamba killings". The Indian Express. 16 August 1998. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.