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The '''Munshiganj Raebareli massacre''' was a massacre perpetrated by the [[Indian Imperial Police]] on 7 January 1921 at Munshiganj, [[Raebareli]], India.<ref name="nic">{{cite web |last1=NIC |title=DISTRICT RAEBARELI |url=https://raebareli.nic.in/history/ |website=raebareli.nic, Govt website |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> The official death toll as per British historians was minimal, while other estimates put the death toll in the hundreds.<ref name=nic/><br />
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A large mob assembled in Raebareli, demanding release of their leaders. Veer Pal Singh opened fire and on hearing the firing sound, a detachment of [[mounted police]] fired randomly at crowd, killing many.<ref name=nic/><br />
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The total number of deaths are not recorded, although it was reported that the nearby Sai river turned red from the blood. This massacre is considered the second-biggest massacre by British colonial authorities, after only [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]] in 1919.<ref name="ir">{{cite web |title=Raebarali Munshiganj Massacre which reminded of Jallianwala Bagh |url=https://irshadgul.com/raebarali-munshiganj-massacre-which-reminded-of-jallianwala-bagh/ |website=I G News |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> ''National Herald'' newspaper reported 13 deaths. [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] was present there and wrote in National Herald that ".. police had to fire though no one ordered to do so".<ref name="nehru">{{cite news |title=Nehru among the Kisans: The Rae Barely Tragedy |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/blog/nehrus-word-1921-kisans-have-been-far-too-peaceful-in-rae-bareli |access-date=16 August 2022 |publisher=National Herald |date=26 July 2020}}</ref> A memorial of the massacre stands in Munshiganj.<ref name=ir/> The British Governor of Uttar Pradesh Sir [[Harcourt Butler]] congratulated Sirdar Birpal Singh, the Taluqdar who opened fire on farmers and Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners also congratulated the Taluqdar for the incident.<ref name=nehru/> A memorial was erected in Raebareli in memory of the victims killed by police.<ref name=nic/><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* Massacre of Indian civilians by British Colonial troops<br />
** [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]] <br />
** [[Qissa Khwani massacre]]<br />
** [[Salanga massacre]]<br />
** [[Spin Tangi massacre]]<br />
** [[Takkar massacre]]<br />
** [[Vellaloor massacre]]<br />
** [[Vidurashwatha massacre]]<br />
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