What the records say
- When
- 21 Jan 1990
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 50
- Coordinates
- 34.07° N, 74.81° E
- Description
- massacre in Srinagar, Kashmir
1990 Gawkadal massacre
1990 mass killing of Kashmiri protesters
The Gawkadal massacre, named after the Gawkadal bridge in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, where, on 21 January 1990, the Indian paramilitary troops of the Central Reserve Police Force opened fire on a group of Kashmiri Muslim protesters. At least 50 people died, some from being shot and others from drowning.
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