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The Takkar Massacre is the name is massacre of non-violent protestors committed by solider of the British Raj in 1930, following the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre.

The firing happened at Takkar in Mardan Tehsil on May 25, when local villagers attempted to stop soldiers from arresting activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement.

References

WA Shah - 2010 - baachakhantrust.org