1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre
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The Zakura And Tengpora Massacre was the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of a United Nations resolution regarding the plebiscite in Kashmir at Zakura Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in Srinagar on 1 March 1990,[1] in which 26 people were killed and 14 injured by Indian forces.[2] It led Amnesty International to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.[3]
1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre | |
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Part of Human rights abuses in Kashmir | |
Location | Zakura, Srinagar, India Tengpora, Srinagar |
Date | 1 March 1990 |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 47 killed |
Injured | 14–100 wounded |
Perpetrator | ![]() |
See also
[edit]- Gawakadal massacre
- Sopore massacre
- Handwara massacre
- Bijbehara massacre
- Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir
References
[edit]- ^ Ali, Tariq; Bhatt, Hilal; Chatterji, Angana P.; Mishra, Pankaj; Roy, Arundhati (2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. p. xii. ISBN 9781844677351.
- ^ Gossman, Patricia (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780300056143.
- ^ Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9788171671571.
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