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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| name = <br />
| title = Singicherra Massacre<br />
| location = Singicherra, [[Khowai district|Khowai subdivision]], [[Tripura]], [[India]]<br />
| date = 13 January 2002<br />
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]<br />
| type = [[Massacre]]<br />
| weapons = Guns<br />
| fatalities = 16<br />
| injuries = 9<br />
| perpetrator = [[National Liberation Front of Tripura]] insurgents<br />
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'''Singicherra Massacre''', also known as '''Singicherra No. 2 Bazaar Massacre''', refers to the [[massacre]] of 16 unarmed [[Bengali Hindu]] villagers on 13 January 2002 at Singicherra by the terrorists of [[National Liberation Front of Tripura]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Paul|first=Manas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ubVIbIN9UwsC&q=singicherra+massacre+2002&pg=PA271|title=The Eyewitness: Tales from Tripura's Ethnic Conflict|date=2009|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-1-935501-15-2|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2002-01-13|title=Ultras gun down 16 in Tripura|url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/ultras-gun-down-16-in-tripura_31261.html|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Major incidents of terrorist violence in Tripura, 1992-2005|url=https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/tripura/data_sheets/majorincidents.htm|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.satp.org}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: 16 shot dead by NLFT in Tripura|url=https://m.rediff.com/news/2002/jan/13trip.htm|access-date=2021-01-20|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
On 13 January 2002, on the eve of [[Makar Sankranti]], [[Bengali people]] came to Singicherra market of [[Khowai district|Khowai subdivision]] for purchasing purpose. Suddenly two groups of [[National Liberation Front of Tripura]] insurgents encircled the market in the evening and sprayed bullets indiscriminately killing 16 [[Bengali people]] on the spot and injuring 9.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Massacres in India]]<br />
[[Category:Crime in Tripura]]<br />
[[Category:2002 crimes in India]]<br />
[[Category:2002 murders in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic cleansing in Asia]]<br />
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