What the records say
- When
- 22 May 1987
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 42
- Coordinates
- 28.98° N, 77.71° E
- Description
- 1987 mass killing of Muslim youths by police in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hashimpura massacre
1987 mass killing of Muslim youths by police in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Hashimpura massacre was the killing of 42 Indian Muslim men by police on or around 22 May 1987 near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh state, India, during the 1987 Meerut communal riots. Around 19+ personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary rounded up 42 Indian Muslim youths from the Hashimpura mohalla (locality) of the city, took them to the outskirts of the city, shot them in cold blood and dumped their bodies in a…
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