What the records say
- When
- 23 Feb 1991
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 34.50° N, 76.00° E
- Description
- Kunan Poshpora incident were 35 women allegedly raped by security forces in Kashmir.
Placed at the district its text puts it in, Kashmir.
1991 Kunan Poshpora incident
Mass rape in Kashmir
The Kunan Poshpora incident was a mass rape that occurred on 23 February 1991 when a unit of the Indian security forces, after being fired upon by militants, launched a search operation in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora, located in Kashmir's remote Kupwara district.
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