What the records say
- When
- 1 Apr 2017
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 20
- Coordinates
- 31.68° N, 72.27° E
- Description
- terrorist incident in Pakistan
2017 Sargodha shrine massacre
Terrorist incident in Pakistan
On 1 April 2017, Abdul Waheed, the custodian of Pir Mohammad Ali Gujjar shrine, along with his associates tortured 20 people to death inside the shrine in Sargodha, Pakistan. Waheed was arrested by police and later admitted to committing the crime. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs. 5 lakh (US$1,800) for families of deceased victims and Rs. 2 lakh (US$720) for each of the injured.
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