1998 Chamba massacre

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

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Background[]

Since 1989, an Islamic militant Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir had gripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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 station. The massacre led to clashes between Muslim Gujjars and Hindu Gaddis .[4]

This was the first and only terrorist 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. Vol. 15, no. 21. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.

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