Ishangopalpur massacre ঈশানগোপালপুর গণহত্যা | |
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Location | Ishangopalpur, Faridpur, East Pakistan |
Date | 2 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Weapons | Light machine guns, semi-automatic rifles |
Deaths | 28 |
Perpetrators | Pakistan Army, Razakars |
Ishangopalpur massacre (Bengali: ঈশানগোপালপুর গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of Bengali Hindus in Ishangopalpur village, in the outskirts of Faridpur on 2 May 1971.[1][2][3] The Pakistan army shot and bayoneted 28 Bengali Hindus to death.[4]