1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre

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
Injured14โ€“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. 59โ€“60. ISBN 9780300056143.
  3. ^ Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172โ€“173. ISBN 9788171671571.

 

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