1991 Punjab killings | |
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Location | Ludhiana district, Punjab, India |
Date | 15 June 1991 |
Target | Hindus |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 80-126 |
Perpetrators | Khalistani militants |
Motive | Sikh Separatism, Persecution of Hindus |
30°52′59″N 75°51′00″E / 30.883°N 75.85°E The 1991 Punjab killings was a killing of train passengers that occurred on 15 June 1991 in the Ludhiana district of the Indian State of Punjab, where Khalistani militants killed at least 80 to 126 Hindu passengers[1] travelling in two trains.