1987 Lalru bus massacre was a massacre of 38 Hindus by Khalistani Sikh terrorists.[1] It occurred on 6 July 1987 at Lalru, presently in Mohali District, when a bus going from Dhilwan in Kapurthala district to Jalandhar was attacked by Sikh militants in which thirty eight Hindu passengers were dragged out of the bus by the militants and then shot dead[1] in Lalru in the northern state of Punjab, India.[1]
Objective
The goal of the terrorists behind the massacre was to drive out the 7 million Hindus living in the state of Punjab and force the Sikhs living outside of the Punjab state to move in. This would have enabled the Sikh separatists to claim the Punjab state as a sovereign country of Khalistan.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Terrorists kill bus passengers in Punjab and Haryana mercilessly". India Today. 31 July 1987. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ Tempest, Rone (26 July 1986). "Suspected Sikh Terrorists Kill 15 on India Bus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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