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1990 Zakoora and Tengpora massacre
LocationZakura, India
Tengpora, Srinagar
Date1 March 1990
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Massacre, Mass shooting
Deaths47 killed[1]
Injured14–100 wounded
Perpetrator Indian Army

The Zakura And Tengpora Massacre was the killing of Kashmiri Muslim protesters calling for the implementation of a United Nations resolution regarding the plebiscite in Kashmir at Zakura Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in Srinagar on 1 March 1990,[2] in which 26 people were killed at Zakura and 21 at Tengpora. 14 people were injured by Indian forces.[3] It led Amnesty International to issue an appeal for urgent action on Kashmir.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zakoora-Tengpora massacre: Kashmir marks 34 years since deadly incident". Samaa TV. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Ali, Tariq; Bhatt, Hilal; Chatterji, Angana P.; Mishra, Pankaj; Roy, Arundhati (2011). Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. Verso Books. p. xii. ISBN 9781844677351.
  3. ↑ Gossman, Patricia (1991). Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780300056143.
  4. ↑ Maheshwari, Anil (1993). Crescent over Kashmir: Politics of Mullaism. Rupa & Co. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9788171671571.