1998 Chamba massacre

1998 Chamba massacre is massacre of 35 Hindus by terrorists in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in India on 3 August 1998., The Indian Express, 1998-08-04, The Tribune, 1998-08-04. Accessed 2009-03-23. 2009-05-11.

Background

An insurgency has been going on in Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. The militants had been suspected perpetrators of several massacres in the state.

The Attacks

The suspected Pakistan-trained militants massacred 35 Hindus, mostly labourers, and injured 11 in the Chamba district bordering Doda in Jammu on early hours of that day., Frontline , 1998-10-10

This was the first such incident in Himachal Pradesh.

The aftermath

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