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	'''1997 Sangrampora massacre''' was the killing of seven [[Kashmiri ~~Hindu~~]] villagers in Sangrampora village of [[Budgam district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] on 21 March 1997 by ~~Islamic militants~~.<ref name= rediff1>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/mar/27spec.htm 'The CRPF men guard their own lives'], [[Rediff.com]], 27 March 2003</ref><ref name=iexp>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/209-kashmiri-pandits-killed-since-1989-say-jk-cops-in-first-report/305457/ 209 Kashmiri Pandits killed since 1989, say J-K cops in first report], ''[[The Indian Express]]'', 5 May 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~5ghhqgktD?url=~~http://www.indianexpress.com/news/209-kashmiri-pandits-killed-since-1989-say-jk-cops-in-first-report/305457/ Archived] on 11 May 2009.</ref>		'''1997 Sangrampora massacre''' was the killing of seven [[Kashmiri Pandit]] villagers in Sangrampora village of [[Budgam district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India on 21 March 1997 by unknown gunmen. While the millitants have been thought behind the killings, [[Jammu and Kashmir Police\|police]] closed the case as untraced.<ref name=klife>[https://kashmirlife.net/massacring-a-village-issue-51-vol-09-168855/ Massacring a village], [[Kashmir Life]], 22 March 2018</ref><ref name= rediff1>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/mar/27spec.htm 'The CRPF men guard their own lives'], [[Rediff.com]], 27 March 2003</ref><ref name=iexp>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/209-kashmiri-pandits-killed-since-1989-say-jk-cops-in-first-report/305457/ 209 Kashmiri Pandits killed since 1989, say J-K cops in first report], ''[[The Indian Express]]'', 5 May 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130308022919/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/209-kashmiri-pandits-killed-since-1989-say-jk-cops-in-first-report/305457 Archived] on 11 May 2009.</ref>

	==The attack==		==The attack==
	This was the ~~first~~ of series of massacres which selectively targeted minorities in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The victims were led away and lined up. The ~~Islamic militants~~ shot and killed seven people. Several people were injured. The killers fled in the dark.{{cn\|date=April 2018}}. The ~~peoples~~ who were living in the ~~sangrampora~~ were ~~bhat’s~~ and ~~basically~~ seven members of their family were killed in this attack		This was the one of a series of massacres which selectively targeted [[Hindu]] minorities in the [[Indian state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The victims were led away and lined up. The unknown gunmen shot and killed seven people. Several people were injured. The killers fled in the dark.{{cn\|date=April 2018}}. The people who were living in the Sangrampora were Bhat’s and seven members of their family were killed in this attack.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	Muslims in the area expressed deep outrage at this brutality and observed a partial strike to protest this heinous crime. The last rites of the victims were performed by residents of the village and were attended by Muslims and Sikhs from neighbouring areas as well.<ref>[http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives1997/97march23.html Seven Kashmiri Hindus Massacred by Militants; Muslims Protest Killings], [[Associated Press]], 22 March 1997</ref> [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] called for the dismissal of the government of [[Farooq Abdullah]] after this massacre.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1514/15141220.htm Elastic standards], ''[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]'', 4 July 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~5ghhqHxIc?url=~~http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1514/15141220.htm Archived] 11 May 2009.</ref> After this massacre [[Panun Kashmir]] was dissolved and reorganised.<ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00dec23/national.htm#1 Cracks develop in KPs’ premier political outfit] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107023457/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00dec23/national.htm#1 \|date=7 January 2009 }}, ''[[Daily Excelsior]]'', 200-12-23</ref> The motive of these killings ~~which were considered [[ethnic cleansing]]~~ was thought to be to discourage the Hindu's who had fled Kashmir from returning and getting rehabilitated by the [[Farooq Abdullah]] government.<ref>[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter9.htm The Kashmiri Pandits: An Ethnic Cleansing the World Forgot], South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~5ghhr3mja?url=~~http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter9.htm Archived] 11 May 2009.</ref>		Muslims in the area expressed deep outrage at this brutality and observed a partial strike to protest this heinous crime. The last rites of the victims were performed by residents of the village and were attended by Muslims and Sikhs from neighbouring areas as well.<ref>[http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives1997/97march23.html Seven Kashmiri Hindus Massacred by Militants; Muslims Protest Killings], [[Associated Press]], 22 March 1997</ref> [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] called for the dismissal of the government of [[Farooq Abdullah]] after this massacre.<ref>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011220033119/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1514/15141220.htm Elastic standards]}}, ''[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]'', 4 July 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2009. {{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100820124807/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1514/15141220.htm Archived]}} 11 May 2009.</ref> After this massacre [[Panun Kashmir]] was dissolved and reorganised.<ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00dec23/national.htm#1 Cracks develop in KPs’ premier political outfit] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107023457/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00dec23/national.htm#1 \|date=7 January 2009 }}, ''[[Daily Excelsior]]'', 200-12-23</ref> The motive of these killings was thought to be to discourage the Hindu's who had fled Kashmir from returning and getting rehabilitated by the [[Farooq Abdullah]] government.<ref>[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter9.htm The Kashmiri Pandits: An Ethnic Cleansing the World Forgot], South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090309001010/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter9.htm Archived] 11 May 2009.</ref>

	Following the massacre Government of Jammu and Kashmir provided 2-room flats to Kashmiri Hindus in a colony exclusively built for them in Sheikhpora in [[Budgam District]]. The state government also provided the survivors ration and Rs 100,000.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/04jk.htm Kashmiri Pandit families allotted homes], [[Rediff.com]], 4 March 2008</ref>		Following the massacre Government of Jammu and Kashmir provided 2-room flats to Kashmiri Hindus in a colony exclusively built for them in Sheikhpora in [[Budgam District]]. The state government also provided the survivors ration and Rs 100,000.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/04jk.htm Kashmiri Pandit families allotted homes], [[Rediff.com]], 4 March 2008</ref>

	~~Police has identified Pakistani militants Abu Haris and Abu Khalid as those who carried out~~ the ~~Sangrampora killings. Both militants were killed in an encounter at Hewader on 24 March 1997.<ref name=iexp/>~~		==See also==
			* [[Persecution of Hindus]]
			* [[Anti-Hindu sentiment]]
			* [[Panun Kashmir]]
			* [[Timeline of the Kashmir conflict]]
			* [[1986 Anantnag Riots]]
			* [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus]]
			* [[2001 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre]]
			* [[2003 Nadimarg massacre]]

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'''1997 Sangrampora massacre''' was the killing of seven [[Kashmiri Hindu]] villagers in Sangrampora village of [[Budgam district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on 21 March 1997 by Islamic militants.<ref name= rediff1>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/mar/27spec.htm 'The CRPF men guard their own lives'], [[Rediff.com]], 27 March 2003</ref><ref name=iexp>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/209-kashmiri-pandits-killed-since-1989-say-jk-cops-in-first-report/305457/ 209 Kashmiri Pandits killed since 1989, say J-K cops in first report], ''[[The Indian Express]]'', 5 May 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://www.webcitation.org/5ghhqgktD?url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/209-kashmiri-pandits-killed-since-1989-say-jk-cops-in-first-report/305457/ Archived] on 11 May 2009.</ref>

==The attack==
This was the first of series of massacres which selectively targeted minorities in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The victims were led away and lined up. The Islamic militants shot and killed seven people. Several people were injured. The killers fled in the dark.{{cn|date=April 2018}}. The peoples who were living in the sangrampora were bhat’s and basically seven members of their family were killed in this attack

==Aftermath==
Muslims in the area expressed deep outrage at this brutality and observed a partial strike to protest this heinous crime. The last rites of the victims were performed by residents of the village and were attended by Muslims and Sikhs from neighbouring areas as well.<ref>[http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives1997/97march23.html Seven Kashmiri Hindus Massacred by Militants; Muslims Protest Killings], [[Associated Press]], 22 March 1997</ref> [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] called for the dismissal of the government of [[Farooq Abdullah]] after this massacre.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1514/15141220.htm Elastic standards], ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'', 4 July 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://www.webcitation.org/5ghhqHxIc?url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1514/15141220.htm Archived] 11 May 2009.</ref> After this massacre [[Panun Kashmir]] was dissolved and reorganised.<ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00dec23/national.htm#1 Cracks develop in KPs’ premier political outfit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107023457/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/00dec23/national.htm#1 |date=7 January 2009 }}, ''[[Daily Excelsior]]'', 200-12-23</ref> The motive of these killings which were considered [[ethnic cleansing]] was thought to be to discourage the Hindu's who had fled Kashmir from returning and getting rehabilitated by the [[Farooq Abdullah]] government.<ref>[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter9.htm The Kashmiri Pandits: An Ethnic Cleansing the World Forgot], South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 10 March 2009. [https://www.webcitation.org/5ghhr3mja?url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/kpsgill/2003/chapter9.htm Archived] 11 May 2009.</ref>

Following the massacre Government of Jammu and Kashmir provided 2-room flats to Kashmiri Hindus in a colony exclusively built for them in Sheikhpora in [[Budgam District]]. The state government also provided the survivors ration and Rs 100,000.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/04jk.htm Kashmiri Pandit families allotted homes], [[Rediff.com]], 4 March 2008</ref>

Police has identified Pakistani militants Abu Haris and Abu Khalid as those who carried out the Sangrampora killings. Both militants were killed in an encounter at Hewader on 24 March 1997.<ref name=iexp/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820190534/http://kashmiri-pandit.org/kplink/elibrary/books/wailvalley/b2chapter16.html Kashmir – Wail of Valley Atrocity and Terror By Mohan Lal Koul-Chapter 16]
*[http://ikashmir.net/slides/sangrampora/s8.html Sangrampora Massacre of Kashmiri Hindus a slide presentation]

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[[Category:March 1997 events in Asia]]
[[Category:March 1997 crimes]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Mass murder in 1997]]
[[Category:Massacres in Jammu and Kashmir]]
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[[Category:1990s in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Religiously motivated violence in India]]
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