Gabha Narerkathi massacre

Gabha Narerkathi massacre
Part of 1971 Bangladesh genocide
Gabha Narerkathi
Native name	গাভা নরেরকাঠি / গাভা নরেরকাঠী গণহত্যা
Location	Gabha Narerkathi, Banaripara Upazila, Barisal District, Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°36′33″N 89°05′56″E / 22.6091811°N 89.0987811°E / 22.6091811; 89.0987811Coordinates: 22°36′33″N 89°05′56″E / 22.6091811°N 89.0987811°E / 22.6091811; 89.0987811
Date	2 May 1971 (GMT+6)
Target	Bengali Hindus
Attack type	Burst fire, Mass murder
Weapons	Machine Gun, Bayonets
Deaths	95-100
Perpetrators	Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan)
Assailants	Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan)

Gabha Narerkathi massacre was a premediated massacre of Bengali Hindus in Gabha Narerkathi in Barisal, Bangladesh on 2 May 1971 by the Pakistan Army in collaboration with the Razakars during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} According to sources, 95-100 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistani Occupation Forces and the Razakars.^[1][5][6][9]

Background[]

Gabha Narerkathi (misspelt as Gava Narerkathi) is a village under Banaripara Upazila of Barisal District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh. Before the events of 1971, it used to be a Hindu majority village, being in the region of Gava Schoolbari and Gava Bazar which were the ancestral lands of the Ghosh Dastidar family.^[10]

Events[]

The soldiers of the Pakistan Army, accompanied by the razakars of surrounding villages, came to Gabha Narerkathi on the morning of 2 May. They then ordered all the Hindus of the village to come out of their homes for a "peace committee" meeting.^[1][5][9] They were captured by the razakars and taken to the bank of a nearby canal, where they were shot and killed. Some of them who tried to escape by jumping into the water got drowned and carried away by the fast water stream.^[1][5][9]

Aftermath[]

After the end of the war, the site of the massacre was marked by the local people, but till now neither a memorial has been constructed for the fallen, nor the victims' names have been tabulated.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][11]}

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