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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,<ref>{{cite book |title=Kashmir: The Case for Freedom |authorlink=Tariq Ali |last=Ali |first=Tariq |first2=Hilal|last2=Bhatt|author3-link=Angana P. Chatterji|first3=Angana P.|last3=Chatterji|author4-link=Pankaj Mishra|first4=Pankaj|last4=Mishra|author5-link=Arundhati Roy|first5=Arundhati|last5=Roy |page=xii |year=2011 |publisher=[[Verso Books]] |isbn=9781844677351 }}</ref> in which 3 people were killed and 14injured by Indian forces.<ref name=gossman1991>{{cite book |title=Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege |last=Gossman |first=Patricia |pages=59–60 |year=1991 |publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]] |isbn=9780300056143 }}</ref> It led [[Amnesty International]] to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.<ref>{{cite book |title=Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism |last=Maheshwari |first=Anil |pages=172–173 |year=1993 |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]] |isbn=9788171671571 }} </ref>
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, India|Zakura]] Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in [[Srinagar]] on 1 March 1990,<ref>{{cite book |title=Kashmir: The Case for Freedom |authorlink=Tariq Ali |last=Ali |first=Tariq |first2=Hilal|last2=Bhatt|author3-link=Angana P. Chatterji|first3=Angana P.|last3=Chatterji|author4-link=Pankaj Mishra|first4=Pankaj|last4=Mishra|author5-link=Arundhati Roy|first5=Arundhati|last5=Roy |page=xii |year=2011 |publisher=[[Verso Books]] |isbn=9781844677351 }}</ref> in which 26 people were killed and 14 injured by Indian forces.<ref name=gossman1991>{{cite book |title=Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege |last=Gossman |first=Patricia |pages=59–60 |year=1991 |publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]] |isbn=9780300056143 }}</ref> It led [[Amnesty International]] to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.<ref>{{cite book |title=Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism |last=Maheshwari |first=Anil |pages=172–173 |year=1993 |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]] |isbn=9788171671571 }} </ref>

{{Infobox civilian attack
| location = [[Zakura, India|Zakura]], [[Srinagar]], [[India]]<br/>Tengpora, Srinagar
| date = 1 March 1990
| partof = [[Human rights abuses in Kashmir]]
| target = Civilians
| type = [[Massacre]], [[Mass shooting]]
| fatalities = 47 killed
| injuries = 14–100 wounded
| perpetrator = {{army|India}}
}}


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 20 December 2024

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
Massacre, Mass shooting
Deaths47 killed
Injured14–100 wounded
Perpetrator Indian Army

See also

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References

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  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.