What the records say
- When
- 27 Apr 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 15
- Coordinates
- 23.70° N, 90.42° E
- Description
- massacre in South Asia on 27 March 1971
Sutrapur massacre
Massacre in South Asia on 27 March 1971
The Sutrapur massacre was the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindu residents of Malakartola Lane of Sutrapur in Dhaka on 27 March 1971. The Pakistan army shot dead fourteen Bengali Hindus and one Muslim in the Loharpool bridge of Sutrapur.
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