1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre

1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre
1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre
Part of Human rights abuses in Kashmir
Location	Zakura, Srinagar, India; Tengpora, Srinagar
Date	1 March 1990
Target	Civilians
Attack type	Massacre, Mass shooting
Deaths	47 killed
Injured	14–100 wounded
Perpetrator	Indian Army

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]

References

^ Ali, Tariq; Bhatt, Hilal; Chatterji, Angana P.; Mishra, Pankaj; Roy, Arundhati (2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. p. xii. ISBN 9781844677351.
^ Gossman, Patricia (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780300056143.
^ Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9788171671571.

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[1] Ali, Tariq; Bhatt, Hilal; Chatterji, Angana P.; Mishra, Pankaj; Roy, Arundhati (2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. p. xii. ISBN 9781844677351.

[gossman1991-2] Gossman, Patricia (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780300056143.

[3] Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9788171671571.

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