| Gawkadal massacre | |||
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| Part of Kashmir insurgency | |||
| Location | Gawkadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India 34°04′29″N 74°48′33″E / 34.0748°N 74.8092°E | ||
| Caused by | Government suppression of pro-secessionist demonstration | ||
| Methods | Shooting | ||
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| Lead figures | |||
Jagmohan (Governor) Ashfaq Majeed Wani (JKLF commander) | |||
| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 50[1]–100[2] killed | ||
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The Gawkadal massacre was named after the Gawkadal bridge in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, where, on 21 January 1990, the Indian paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force opened fire on a group of Kashmiri protesters in what has been described by some authors as "the worst massacre in Kashmiri history".[2] Between 50 and 100 people were killed, some from being shot and others from drowning.[1][2] The massacre happened two days after the Government of India appointed Jagmohan as the Governor for a second time in a bid to control the mass protests by Kashmiris.[1]
- ^ a b c Kashmir's first blood, Indian Express, 1 May 2005.
- ^ a b c Schofield 2003, p. 148.