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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