1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre explained

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]

Location:Zakura, Srinagar, India
Tengpora, Srinagar
Date:1 March 1990
Partof:Human rights abuses in Kashmir
Target:Civilians
Type:Mass shooting
Fatalities:47 killed
Injuries:14–100 wounded
Perpetrator: Indian Army

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ali, Tariq . Tariq Ali

    . Kashmir: The Case for Freedom . Tariq Ali . Hilal. Bhatt. Angana P. Chatterji. Angana P.. Chatterji. Pankaj Mishra. Pankaj. Mishra. Arundhati Roy. Arundhati. Roy . xii . 2011 . . 9781844677351 .

  2. Book: Gossman, Patricia . Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege . 59–60 . 1991 . . 9780300056143 .
  3. Book: Maheshwari, Anil . Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism . 172–173 . 1993 . . 9788171671571 .