1983 Dhilwan bus massacre

The 1983 Dhilwan Bus massacre was a massacre of 6 Hindus by Sikh extremists amidst the Insurgency in Punjab.[1][2][3][4][5] It occurred on 5 October 1983, when a bus going from Dhilwan in Kapurthala district to Jalandhar was attacked by Sikh militants in which six Hindu passengers were shot dead in Dhilwan in the northern state of Punjab, India.[1][6]

This Bus massacre in Punjab by pro-Khalistan Sikh militants [2][3] put immense pressure on the Indian government.[4] A day after the incident, state government was dismissed, and President's rule was imposed in Punjab.[1]

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  3. ^ a b Martin, Gus (15 June 2011). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition. SAGE Publications. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-4522-6638-1. In October 1983, six Hindu bus passengers were slaughtered by Sikh militants
  4. ^ a b Hardgrave, Robert L. (1984). India Under Pressure: Prospects For Political Stability. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-71661-4.
  5. ^ Roy, Kaushik (2 March 2017). Unconventional Warfare in South Asia, 1947 to the Present. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-87709-1.
  6. ^ Tempest, Rone (26 July 1986). "Suspected Sikh Terrorists Kill 15 on India Bus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2018.