Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place exactly 103 years back on April 13, 1919.

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The British had imposed a draconian Martial Law, banning public gatherings.

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Unaware, a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar on the occasion of Baisakhi.

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When Colonel Dyer got to know about the gathering, he reached the venue with around 50 soldiers and asked them to fire on those people.

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The firing went on for about 10 minutes and around 1,650 rounds of bullets were fired.

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According to British government records, 379 people including men, women, and children were killed while 1,200 were injured in the indiscriminate firing ordered by Colonel Reginald Dyer.

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Udham Singh, who was a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party, shot Colonel Reginald Dyer on March 13, 1940 to avenge the massacre.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the victims and said that their unparalleled courage and sacrifice will keep motivating the coming generations.

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