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	The '''1998 Chapnari massacre''' was a massacre of 25 [[Hindu]] villagers in Chapnari (also called Champanari by some sources) village in [[Doda ~~district\|Doda~~]] ~~district~~ of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu & Kashmir]] on 19 June 1998, by ~~Unknown terrorist~~ groups.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news\|last1=Burns\|first1=John F.\|title=Gunmen Kill 25 Hindus in Kashmir Attacks\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/20/world/gunmen-kill-25-hindus-in-kashmir-attacks.html\|accessdate=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|date=20 June 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=World: South Asia Wedding massacre in Kashmir\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/115976.stm\|accessdate=25 February 2017\|work=[[BBC News]]\|date=19 June 1998}}</ref>		{{Infobox civilian attack
			\| title = Chapnari Massacre
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			\| location = Chapnari, [[Doda District\|Doda]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu & Kashmir]], [[India]]
			\| target = [[Hindu]]s
			\| date = 19 June 1998
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			\| type = [[Mass murder]]
			\| fatalities = 25
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			\| perps = [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]]<br>[[Hizbul Mujahideen]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|title=Chapnari main accused killed\|date=20 September 1998\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=2 June 2018\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|archive-date=2 June 2018\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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			The '''1998 Chapnari massacre''' was a massacre of 25 [[Hindu]] villagers in Chapnari (also called Champanari by some sources) village in the [[Doda District]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India on 19 June 1998, by terrorists belonging to the [[Islamist]] militant groups, [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|title=Chapnari main accused killed\|date=20 September 1998\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=2 June 2018\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|archive-date=2 June 2018\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news\|last1=Burns\|first1=John F.\|title=Gunmen Kill 25 Hindus in Kashmir Attacks\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/20/world/gunmen-kill-25-hindus-in-kashmir-attacks.html\|accessdate=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|date=20 June 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=World: South Asia Wedding massacre in Kashmir\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/115976.stm\|accessdate=25 February 2017\|work=[[BBC News]]\|date=19 June 1998}}</ref>
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	Chief minister [[Farooq Abdullah]] strongly condemned the attack and described it as "yet another barbaric act of Pakistan-sponsored militants in Jammu and Kashmir". India's Home Minister, [[Lal Krishna Advani]], who had recently assumed overall control of Indian policy in the state, described the killing of the wedding guests as "a clear attempt at [[ethnic cleansing]]" and said that responsibility for the attack, and the other massacres of Hindus, rested with [[Pakistan]].<ref name=nytimes/>		Chief minister [[Farooq Abdullah]] strongly condemned the attack and described it as "yet another barbaric act of Pakistan-sponsored militants in Jammu and Kashmir". India's Home Minister, [[Lal Krishna Advani]], who had recently assumed overall control of Indian policy in the state, described the killing of the wedding guests as "a clear attempt at [[ethnic cleansing]]" and said that responsibility for the attack, and the other massacres of Hindus, rested with [[Pakistan]].<ref name=nytimes/>

	In September 1998, Abid Hussain of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], who was the main suspect in the massacre, was ~~shot dead~~ by Indian security forces.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|title=Chapnari main accused killed\|date=20 September 1998\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=2 June 2018\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|archive-date=2 June 2018\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Another suspect, Attullah of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], was arrested in June 2004.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040614/j&k.htm#6\|title=Chapnari massacre accused held\|work=The Tribune\|date=13 June 2004\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/#6\|archive-date=2 June 2018\|url-status=dead\|access-date=2 September 2018\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		In September 1998, Abid Hussain of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], who was the main suspect in the massacre, was killed in an encounter by Indian security forces.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|title=Chapnari main accused killed\|date=20 September 1998\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=2 June 2018\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/\|archive-date=2 June 2018\|url-status=live\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Another suspect, Attullah of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], was arrested in June 2004.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040614/j&k.htm#6\|title=Chapnari massacre accused held\|work=The Tribune\|date=13 June 2004\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/#6\|archive-date=2 June 2018\|url-status=dead\|access-date=2 September 2018\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]		[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]
	[[Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 1998]]		[[Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 1998]]
	[[Category:Chenab Valley]]		[[Category:Chenab Valley]]
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The '''1998 Chapnari massacre''' was a massacre of 25 [[Hindu]] villagers in Chapnari (also called Champanari by some sources) village in [[Doda district|Doda]] district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]] on 19 June 1998, by Unknown terrorist groups.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last1=Burns|first1=John F.|title=Gunmen Kill 25 Hindus in Kashmir Attacks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/20/world/gunmen-kill-25-hindus-in-kashmir-attacks.html|accessdate=25 February 2017|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=20 June 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=World: South Asia Wedding massacre in Kashmir|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/115976.stm|accessdate=25 February 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|date=19 June 1998}}</ref>
{{Violence against Hindus in independent India}}

==Background==
{{Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir}}
In 1990, 500,000 to 600,000 Kashmiri Hindus left Kashmir after being selectively targeted by the militants.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Casimir |first=Michael J. |last2=Lancaster |first2=William |last3=Rao |first3=Aparna |date=1997-06-01 |title=Editorial |journal=Nomadic Peoples |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=3–4 |doi=10.3167/082279497782384668 |issn=0822-7942}}</ref>

==The attack==

The victims were accompanying two marriage parties when they were attacked. Police sources said that five members were spared.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ahmad|first1=Mukhtar|title=25 gunned down in Doda district|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/jun/19kash.htm|accessdate=25 February 2017|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=19 June 1998}}</ref><ref name="frontline">{{cite news|last1=Swami|first1=Praveen|title=Chapnari's terror|url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=archive|accessdate=25 February 2017|issue=Vol. 15, No. 14|publisher=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|date=17 July 1998}}</ref> Among those who survived Chapnari were the three primary school teachers and the bride.<ref name=frontline/>

==Aftermath==

Chief minister [[Farooq Abdullah]] strongly condemned the attack and described it as "yet another barbaric act of Pakistan-sponsored militants in Jammu and Kashmir". India's Home Minister, [[Lal Krishna Advani]], who had recently assumed overall control of Indian policy in the state, described the killing of the wedding guests as "a clear attempt at [[ethnic cleansing]]" and said that responsibility for the attack, and the other massacres of Hindus, rested with [[Pakistan]].<ref name=nytimes/>

In September 1998, Abid Hussain of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], who was the main suspect in the massacre, was shot dead by Indian security forces.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/|title=Chapnari main accused killed|date=20 September 1998|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/|archive-date=2 June 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Another suspect, Attullah of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], was arrested in June 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040614/j&k.htm#6|title=Chapnari massacre accused held|work=The Tribune|date=13 June 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180602173614/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/51981/#6|archive-date=2 June 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=2 September 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapnari Massacre}}
[[Category:Doda district]]
[[Category:Massacres in 1998]]
[[Category:1990s in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Religiously motivated violence in India]]
[[Category:Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Massacres in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:June 1998 events in Asia]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 1998]]
[[Category:Chenab Valley]]