1993 Sopore massacre

1993 killing of civilians in Kashmir, India January 2012 February 2021 1993 Sopore Massacre Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India 1993 1 6 Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir Civilians Massacre, Incendiary, Arson, Mass shooting 43–57 20–80 wounded BSF Flag.svg Border Security Force The Sopore massacre refers to the mass killing of at least 43 Kashmiri civilians by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) who were travelling on a bus from Bandipur to Sopore in Kashmir on 6 January 1993.India – Human Rights Developments https://www.hrw.org/reports/1994/WR94/Asia-05.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030109013531/https://www.hrw.org/reports/1994/WR94/Asia-05.htm 2003-01-09 2025-12-27 www.hrw.org Human Rights WatchThe Human Rights Crisis in Kashmir https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/INDIA937.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20090209141050/https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/INDIA937.PDF 2009-02-09 2025-12-27 www.hrw.org The Human Rights Watch 63–68 According to some reports as many as 57 people were killed.MUHAMMAD GHULAM 2019-01-06 SOPORE MASSACRE: When 57 civilians were killed, 400 shops and 75 houses burnt down https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/sopore-massacre-when-57-civilians-were-killed-400-shops-and-75-houses-burnt-down 2023-10-07 Greater Kashmir en Background Sopore is a major town in Kashmir within the Baramulla district, located 50 km mi on north-west from Srinagar. On the morning of 6 January 1993, a group of 7–8 armed JKLF militants attacked a platoon of Border Security Force soldiers at Baba Yousuf Lane near Sopore and killed at least one soldier.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977469,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081210092812/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977469,00.html dead 10 December 2008 Time Blood Tide Rising 18 January 1993 Firing On this bloody Wednesday, some shopkeepers were not allowed to come out and they were burned alive inside shops.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/outcry-in-delhi-over-kashmir-massacre-1477194.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/outcry-in-delhi-over-kashmir-massacre-1477194.html 24 May 2022 subscription live Outcry in Delhi over Kashmir massacre McGirk Tim 8 January 1993 The Independent 10 April 2009 UK In all, official Indian Government reports state that 250 shops and 50 homes were burned down although other sources claim as many as 450 buildings were burned down by the border security force. The Independent reported:The Border Security Forces sprayed a public coach with machine-gun fire, killing the driver and more than 15 passengers, said witnesses. Three other cars were also fired on, and then the paramilitary forces set the vehicles ablaze. Next, they began herding the native Kashmiris into shops and houses, said witnesses. Then the security forces shot them, splashed paraffin over the bodies and set the buildings alight. Response The Indian government claimed that the high casualties were the result of an intense gun battle between the BSF soldiers and militants in which an explosives cache belonging to the militants exploded and spread the fire to nearby buildings. However, the government later initiated a judicial inquiry into the matter and suspended several BSF officers due to the publicity the incident had generated. The day after the massacre, thousands of Kashmiris, defying a government-imposed curfew, protested against the actions of the BSF soldiers on the streets of Sopore. Then-Prime Minister Narasimha Rao ordered State Governor Girish Saxena to visit Sopore and announced a compensation of 100000 for the relatives of the deceased. However, Muslim leaders, left-wing politicians and human rights organizations criticized Saxena for failing to stop human rights violations by the security forces in Kashmir and demanded a parliamentary delegation be sent to assess the destruction. See also Bijbehara massacre Kupwara massacre Zakoora and Tengpora massacre Gawkadal massacre Hawal massacre References Jammu and Kashmir Category:Indian war crimes in the Kashmir conflict Category:1993 murders in India Category:January 1993 crimes Category:January 1993 in India Category:Massacres in 1993 Category:1990s in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Massacres in Jammu and Kashmir Massacre, 1993 Category:Massacres committed by India Category:Massacres of Muslims in India Category:Massacres of Muslims in Kashmir Category:Arson in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Arson in 1993 Category:1990s fires in Asia Category:Attacks on shops in India Category:Residential building arson attacks in India Category:Arson attacks on buses Category:Arson attacks on vehicles in India Category:Arson deaths Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Jammu and Kashmir Category:1993 mass shootings in Asia Category:Mass shootings in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Massacres of Muslims Category:Massacres of Muslims in the 1990s