Jandi massacre জান্দী গণহত্যা/জানদী গণহত্যা | |
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Part of 1971 Bangladesh genocide | |
Location | Jandi village, Tujarpur Union, Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°24′01″N 89°58′40″E / 23.4002159°N 89.9778275°E |
Date | May 2, 1971 |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Burst fire, Mass murder |
Weapons | Machine gun, Bayonets |
Deaths | 31 |
Perpetrators | Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan) |
Jandi massacre (Bengali: জান্দী গণহত্যা, or জানদী গণহত্যা) was a premediated massacre of 31 Bengali Hindus in the Jandi village of Tujarpur Union under Bhanga Upazila of Faridpur District of East Pakistan on 2 May 1971 by the occupying Pakistan Army in collaboration with the Razakars during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2][3][4] According to sources, 31 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistani Forces and the Razakars.[5][6][7]