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1998 Wandhama massacre

Militant killing of Kashmiri Hindus

Militant killing of Kashmiri Hindus

FieldValue
titleWandhama Massacre
locationWandhama, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India
targetKashmiri Hindus
date25 January 1998
typeMass murder
motiveIslamist Terrorism
fatalities23
perpsLashkar-e-Taiba
Hizbul Mujahideen

Hizbul Mujahideen

The 1998 Wandhama massacre refers to the killings of 23 Kashmiri Hindus in the town of Wandhama in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India on 25 January, 1998. The massacre was carried out by the militant outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen. The victims included four children and nine women.

The massacre

According to the testimony of a survivor, the gunmen came to their house dressed like Indian Army soldiers. After a brief conversation, they rounded up all the members of the Hindu households and then summarily gunned them down with Kalashnikov rifles.

Perpetrators

The Indian government has proved the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba for carrying out the massacre.

Other accounts blamed Abdul Hamid Gada of Hizbul Mujahideen. In these accounts, the massacre was timed to coincide with Shab-e-Qadar, the holiest night of the month of Ramadan, when believers stay awake until dawn. Gada was subsequently killed by Indian security forces in 2000.

Aftermath

The day after the incident, agitating Kashmiri Hindus clashed with police in New Delhi, broke barricades and tried to force their way to the National Human Rights Commission. At least 11 protesters were injured in the clashes.

Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral joined the mourners in Wandhama on 28 January, accompanied by Governor K. V. Krishna Rao, Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, and Union Minister for Environment Saifuddin Soz. Gujral said:

I have come here to express my grief on behalf of the nation. The people of Punjab had unitedly defeated the nefarious designs of the enemy. The people of Kashmir will also defeat the designs.

There were also protests in several refugee camps where Kashmiri Hindus had been living since their exodus in 1990.

Notes

References

References

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  2. (26 January 1998). "Villagers massacred in Kashmir". [[BBC News]].
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  4. ''International Terrorism'' p.157
  5. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/25/world/kashmir-massacre-may-signal-the-coming-of-widespread-violence.html Kashmir Massacre May Signal the Coming of Widespread Violence], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 2003-03-25. {{ProQuest. 92698458, {{ProQuest. 2230066200
  6. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-30-adfg-indiakill30-story.html Kashmir Massacre Shakes Village's Sense of Fraternity], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 2003-03-30. {{ProQuest. 421765061
  7. Dutta, Pradeep. (28 July 2002). "I saw them kill my entire family". The Indian Express.
  8. Swami, Parveen. (April 2000). "The killing of Hamid Gada".
  9. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/677004.stm 'Top militant' killed in Kashmir], [[BBC]], 14 March 2000
  10. [http://www.sandhyajainarchive.org/2008/06/24/wandhamas-endless-night/ Wandhama's endless night] The Pioneer - 24 June 2008
  11. (27 April 2007). "Migrant Pandits voted for end of terror in valley". The Tribune.
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