1947 Jammu massacres
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1947-jammu-massacres-210-2005811
title:
1947 Jammu massacres
text:
After the Partition of India, during October–November 1947 in the Jammu region of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, many Muslims were massacred and others driven away to West Punjab. The killings were carried out by extremist Hindus and Sikhs, aided and abetted by the forces of Maharaja Hari Singh. The activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) played a key role in planning and executing the riots. An estimated 20,000–100,000 Muslims were massacred. Subsequently, many non-Muslims
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Genocidal massacres in Jammu
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Jammu_massacres
date created:
2016-09-08T18:14:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T18:10:26Z
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