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	'''2006 Doda ~~Massacre~~''' ~~refers to the massacre~~ of 35 [[Hindu]] civilians by ~~unidentified~~ [[~~extremism\|extremists~~]] in the [[Doda district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India on 30 April 2006.		\| title = Doda Massacre
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			The '''2006 Doda massacre''' was a mass murder of 57 [[Hindu]] civilians in two separate incidents, carried out by [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] [[militants]] in the [[Doda district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India on 30 April 2006.{{Citation needed\|date=December 2024}}

	==Attacks==		==Attacks==
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	Two separate attacks took place on 30 April 2006 in close by areas.		Two separate attacks took place on 30 April 2006 in close by areas.

	In the first attack, twenty-two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down in Thawa village in Kulhand area of Doda district.<ref>{{cite news\|title=34 killed in held Kashmir\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|last1=Swami \|first1=Praveen \|last2=Puri \|first2=Luv \|title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|archive-date=9 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten to twelve people wearing [[Indian Army]] uniforms carried ~~our~~ the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Sharma\|first1=S. P.\|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|location=Chandigarh\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref>		In the first attack, twenty-two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down in Thawa village in Kulhand area of Doda district.<ref>{{cite news\|title=34 killed in held Kashmir\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|last1=Swami \|first1=Praveen \|last2=Puri \|first2=Luv \|title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|archive-date=9 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten to twelve people wearing fake [[Indian Army]] uniforms carried out the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Sharma\|first1=S. P.\|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|location=Chandigarh\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref>

	The second attack occurred in the Lalon Galla village in Basantgarh area of [[Udhampur district]]. Thirty-five Hindu shepherds were kidnapped and shot dead on the same day.<ref name="hindu" />		The second attack occurred in the Lalon Galla village in Basantgarh area of [[Udhampur district]]. Thirty-five Hindu shepherds were kidnapped and shot dead on the same day.<ref name="hindu" />

	The attacks were believed to have been an attempt to derail the impending talks between the Indian government and the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 2006 \|title=Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir \|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] \|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-05-01/militants-massacre-34-hindus-in-indian-kashmir/1743472 \|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>		The attacks were believed to have been an attempt to derail the impending talks between the Indian government and the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 2006 \|title=Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir \|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] \|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-05-01/militants-massacre-34-hindus-in-indian-kashmir/1743472 \|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>

	==Perpetrators==		==Perpetrators==
	The killings received widespread condemnation, including from the President of India [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] and Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] accused unidentified "terrorists" of carrying out [[ethnic cleansing]].<ref>{{cite news~~\|last1=Special Correspondent~~ \|title=Doda massacre part of ethnic cleansing: BJP \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145640/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|archive-date=30 June 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Others accused the Kashmiri militant group [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref name="hindu" /> India blamed Pakistan-based terrorist group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and called it "cross border terrorism".<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 2006 \|title='Militants' kill Kashmir Hindus \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|url=~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4961464.stm \|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>		The killings received widespread condemnation, including from the President of India [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] and Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] accused unidentified "terrorists" of carrying out [[ethnic cleansing]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Doda massacre part of ethnic cleansing: BJP \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145640/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|archive-date=30 June 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Others accused the Kashmiri militant group [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref name="hindu" /> India blamed the Pakistan-based terrorist group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and called it "cross border terrorism".<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 2006 \|title='Militants' kill Kashmir Hindus \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4961464.stm \|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>

	In 2007, Australian government attributed the massacre to [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], ~~while declaring~~ it to be a [[terrorist organisation]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=~~CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS~~ 2007 (NO. 12) (SLI NO 267 OF 2007)\|website=Australasian Legal Information Institute\|publisher=UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law}}</ref>		In 2007, Australian government attributed the massacre to [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], which it declared to be a [[terrorist organisation]].<ref>{{cite web \|date=2007-09-07 \|title=Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 12) (SLI No 267 of 2007) \|url=http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_reg/ccar200712n267o2007414/ \|access-date=2023-01-15 \|website=Australasian Legal Information Institute \|publisher=UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law}}</ref>

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	Two separate attacks took place on 30 April 2006 in close-by areas.		Two separate attacks took place on 30 April 2006 in close by areas.

	In the first attack, twenty-two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down in Thawa village in Kulhand area of Doda district.<ref>{{cite news\|title=34 killed in held Kashmir\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|last1=Swami \|first1=Praveen \|last2=Puri \|first2=Luv \|title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|archive-date=9 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten to twelve people wearing [[Indian Army]] uniforms carried our the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Sharma\|first1=S. P.\|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|location=Chandigarh\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref>		In the first attack, twenty-two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down in Thawa village in Kulhand area of Doda district.<ref>{{cite news\|title=34 killed in held Kashmir\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|last1=Swami \|first1=Praveen \|last2=Puri \|first2=Luv \|title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|archive-date=9 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten to twelve people wearing [[Indian Army]] uniforms carried our the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Sharma\|first1=S. P.\|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|location=Chandigarh\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref>

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	==~~Background~~==		==Attacks==
	~~Prior incidents like the [[Wandhama massacre]] had forced majority of Hindu population of Kashmir valley to leave the area and seek refuge~~ in ~~[[Jammu]] and elsewhere. [[Doda district\|Doda]],~~ Jammu and Kashmir~~'s second largest district, had the highest concentration of militants~~ in ~~the state~~-~~an estimated 200 out of total 1,500 who were active throughout the state~~.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Hussain\|first1=Aijaz\|title=The Doda Deathtrap\|url=http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20060515/state-kashmir.html\|access-date=25 February 2017\|publisher=[[India Today (TV channel)\|India Today]]\|date=May 15, 2006}}</ref>		{{Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir}}
			Two separate attacks took place on 30 April 2006 in close-by areas.

	~~==The Attack==~~		In the first attack, twenty-two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down in Thawa village in Kulhand area of Doda district.<ref>{{cite news\|title=34 killed in held Kashmir\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]\|location=Pakistan\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|last1=Swami \|first1=Praveen \|last2=Puri \|first2=Luv \|title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|archive-date=9 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Ten to twelve people wearing [[Indian Army]] uniforms carried our the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Sharma\|first1=S. P.\|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|location=Chandigarh\|date=2 May 2006}}</ref>
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	~~Two separate attacks took place that day in neighbouring areas.~~ In the first attack twenty two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down ~~by terrorists~~ in Thawa village in Kulhand area of [[Doda district~~\|Doda]] district on the night of 30 April 2006~~.<ref>{{cite news\|title=34 killed in held Kashmir\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)\|Dawn]]\|date=May 2, 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|last1=Swami \|first1=Praveen \|last2=Puri \|first2=Luv \|title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 2, 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm \|archive-date=9 March 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ~~10–12 militants~~ wearing ~~army~~ uniforms ~~perpetrated~~ the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Sharma\|first1=S. P.\|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)\|The Tribune]]\|date=May 2, 2006}}</ref>

	The second attack in the ~~neighbouring~~ Lalon Galla village in Basantgarh area of [[Udhampur]] ~~district, 35~~ Hindu shepherds kidnapped ~~by suspected terrorists were~~ shot dead on the same day.<ref name=hindu/>		The second attack occurred in the Lalon Galla village in Basantgarh area of [[Udhampur district]]. Thirty-five Hindu shepherds were kidnapped and shot dead on the same day.<ref name="hindu" />

	~~==Aftermath==~~		The attacks were believed to have been an attempt to derail the impending talks between the Indian government and the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 2006 \|title=Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir \|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] \|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-05-01/militants-massacre-34-hindus-in-indian-kashmir/1743472 \|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
	The attacks were an attempt to derail the ~~upcoming~~ talks between Indian government and the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-05-01/militants-massacre-34-hindus-in-indian-kashmir/1743472\|access-date=25 February 2017\|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]\|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]\|date=May 1, 2006}}</ref> India blamed Pakistan based terrorist group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and called it "cross border terrorism".<ref>{{cite news\|title='Militants' kill Kashmir Hindus\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4961464.stm\|access-date=25 February 2017\|work=[[BBC News]]\|date=May 1, 2006}}</ref>

	The killings received widespread condemnation, including from President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] and Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] accused ~~the~~ terrorists of carrying out [[ethnic cleansing]].<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Special Correspondent \|title=Doda massacre part of ethnic cleansing: BJP \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 2, 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145640/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|archive-date=30 June 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		==Perpetrators==
			The killings received widespread condemnation, including from the President of India [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] and Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] accused unidentified "terrorists" of carrying out [[ethnic cleansing]].<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Special Correspondent \|title=Doda massacre part of ethnic cleansing: BJP \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=2 May 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145640/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm \|archive-date=30 June 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Others accused the Kashmiri militant group [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref name="hindu" /> India blamed Pakistan-based terrorist group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and called it "cross border terrorism".<ref>{{cite news \|date=1 May 2006 \|title='Militants' kill Kashmir Hindus \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4961464.stm \|access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>

	In 2007, Australian government ~~in declaring~~ [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] a [[~~Terrorist~~ organisation]] ~~attributed this massacre to it~~.<ref>{{cite web\|title=CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2007 (NO. 12) (SLI NO 267 OF 2007)\|website=Australasian Legal Information Institute\|publisher=UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law}}</ref>		In 2007, Australian government attributed the massacre to [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], while declaring it to be a [[terrorist organisation]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2007 (NO. 12) (SLI NO 267 OF 2007)\|website=Australasian Legal Information Institute\|publisher=UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law}}</ref>

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'''2006 Doda Massacre''' refers to the massacre of 35 Hindu civilians by terrorists in [[Doda district]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on 30 April 2006.

==Background==
Prior incidents like the [[Wandhama massacre]] had forced majority of Hindu population of Kashmir valley to leave the area and seek refuge in [[Jammu]] and elsewhere. [[Doda district|Doda]], Jammu and Kashmir's second largest district, had the highest concentration of militants in the state-an estimated 200 out of total 1,500 who were active throughout the state.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Aijaz|title=The Doda Deathtrap|url=http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20060515/state-kashmir.html|access-date=25 February 2017|publisher=[[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]]|date=May 15, 2006}}</ref>

==The Attack==
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Two separate attacks took place that day in neighbouring areas. In the first attack twenty two unarmed [[Hindu]] villagers, mostly shepherds or their families, were lined up and gunned down by terrorists in Thawa village in Kulhand area of [[Doda district|Doda]] district on the night of 30 April 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=34 killed in held Kashmir|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/190393/34-killed-in-held-kashmir|access-date=25 February 2017|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=May 2, 2006}}</ref> The victims included a 3-year-old girl.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|last1=Swami |first1=Praveen |last2=Puri |first2=Luv |title=Serial terror strikes claim 35 lives in Doda and Udhampur |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm |access-date=25 February 2017 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=May 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309201444/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212520100.htm |archive-date=9 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 10–12 militants wearing army uniforms perpetrated the massacre. The doctor who was sent to do the post mortem examination suffered a heart attack on seeing the bodies and was admitted to the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=S. P.|title=22 Hindus massacred in Doda|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060502/main1.htm|access-date=25 February 2017|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=May 2, 2006}}</ref>

The second attack in the neighbouring Lalon Galla village in Basantgarh area of [[Udhampur]] district, 35 Hindu shepherds kidnapped by suspected terrorists were shot dead on the same day.<ref name=hindu/>

==Aftermath==
The attacks were an attempt to derail the upcoming talks between Indian government and the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Militants massacre 34 Hindus in Indian Kashmir|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-05-01/militants-massacre-34-hindus-in-indian-kashmir/1743472|access-date=25 February 2017|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=May 1, 2006}}</ref> India blamed Pakistan based terrorist group [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and called it "cross border terrorism".<ref>{{cite news|title='Militants' kill Kashmir Hindus|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4961464.stm|access-date=25 February 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|date=May 1, 2006}}</ref>

The killings received widespread condemnation, including from President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] and Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] accused the terrorists of carrying out [[ethnic cleansing]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Special Correspondent |title=Doda massacre part of ethnic cleansing: BJP |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm |access-date=25 February 2017 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=May 2, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630145640/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050204491000.htm |archive-date=30 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007, Australian government in declaring [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] a [[Terrorist organisation]] attributed this massacre to it.<ref>{{cite web|title=CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2007 (NO. 12) (SLI NO 267 OF 2007)|website=Australasian Legal Information Institute|publisher=UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law}}</ref>

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