What the records say
- When
- 3 Aug 2001
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 17
- Coordinates
- 33.15° N, 75.55° E
- Description
- massacre
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2001 Kishtwar massacres
Mass killings in Jammu & Kashmir, India
A series of massacres of Hindus in May–August 2001 by Islamic terrorists took place in the erstwhile Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, wherein 43 Hindus were killed. The massacres took place at villages and temporary summer camps called dhoks in remote meadows used by local shepherds. The massacres were committed by members of Lashkar-e-Toiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist group.
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