1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre

Human rights abuses
in Jammu and Kashmir
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  • 1993 Lal Chowk fire
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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
Part of Human rights abuses in Kashmir
LocationZakura, Srinagar, India
Tengpora, Srinagar
Date1 March 1990
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths47 killed
Injured14–100 wounded
Perpetrator Indian Army

See also

References

  1. ^ Ali, Tariq; Bhatt, Hilal; Chatterji, Angana P.; Mishra, Pankaj; Roy, Arundhati (2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. p. xii. ISBN 9781844677351.
  2. ^ Gossman, Patricia (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780300056143.
  3. ^ Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9788171671571.

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