1991 Punjab killings

Killing of passengers on two trains in Punjab yes March 2018 March 2018 1991 Punjab killings Ludhiana district, Punjab, India June–Dec 1991 125 Mass shooting Punjabi Hindus Khalistan Commando Force (Alleged)A year after Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death, mysteries remain about how he really lived https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-a-year-after-hardeep-singh-nijjars-death-mysteries-remain-about-how-he/ 2024 The Globe and Mail In 1991, KCF militants boarded a train, separated Sikhs from Hindus, then slaughtered 125 Hindus, many of them children. Sikh Separatism 30.883 75.85 title The 1991 Punjab killings were a series of train massacres that occurred on 15 June 1991 and 26 December 1991 in the Ludhiana district of the Indian State of Punjab. Allegedly Khalistani militants killed 125 Punjabi Hindu passengers https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4059486.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110615073718/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4059486.html usurped 2011-06-15 Sikhs attack India trains, killing 126 Chicago Sun-Times 17 June 1991 HighBeam Research subscription 21 March 2018 in these incidents. Events June 1991 The militants stopped the two trains about a kilometre from Ludhiana station by pulling the emergency cords, triggering emergency brakes. They proceeded to open fire inside the trains at around 9:35 p.m. (IST), killing at least 80 passengers.110 in two trains gunned down by Punjab militants https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S4xlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q54NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1867%2C3514819 9 December 2019 The Indian Express 16 June 1991 1 After the attackers fled, the train moved back to Badduwal station, where the rescue team arrived with doctors. Local villagers helped the survivors with food, water, medicine, and mental support.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/16/world/extremists-in-india-kill-80-on-2-trains-as-voting-nears-end.html Extremists in India Kill 80 on 2 Trains As Voting Nears End The New York Times 16 June 1991 Barbara Crossette 21 March 2018 The attacks came less than five hours after polling closed in a national election already marred by violence and interrupted by the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi around a month prior. December 1991 On 26 December Thursday , four men, believed to have been Khalistani, boarded a local passenger train travelling from Ludhiana to Ferozepur at Ludhiana. They pulled the emergency cord about 7:30 in the evening near a village called Sohian. Six other armed militants climbed aboard the train at the Sohian crossing. The militants shot at passengers who appeared to be Hindu using AK-47s. All but two of the 49 victims were Hindus. After the massacre, the gunmen left the train and disappeared into the night.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/27/world/49-slain-by-gunmen-on-train-in-india.html 49 Slain by Gunmen on Train in India The New York Times 27 December 1991 Edward A. Gargan 21 March 2018 Preceding Historical Context The idea of Khalistan, a separate Sikh homeland, developed over time due to both colonial and post-independence events. During British rule in India, the government often treated Sikhs and Hindus as separate groups. Sikhs were heavily recruited into the British army and sometimes used against Hindu-led states that resisted British control. After India became independent in 1947, problems between the central government and the Punjab region began to grow. Many Sikhs felt politically and economically overlooked, and over time, some began to support the idea of creating their own independent nation.The Khalistan Movement: History & Resurgence in the Western Diaspora https://www.hinduamerican.org/khalistan/ 2025-07-28 Hindu American Foundation en-US See also 1987 Punjab killings List of Victims of Terrorism in Indian Punjab List of bus killings during Punjab insurgency References External links 74 were killed in Punjab train carnage https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TIxlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q54NAAAAIBAJ&pg=766%2C3602871 9 December 2019 The Indian Express 17 June 1991 5 Category:1991 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 1991 Category:Insurgency in Punjab, India Category:Mass shootings in India Category:Ludhiana district Category:Terrorism in Punjab, India Category:Terrorist incidents on railway systems in India Category:June 1991 in Asia Category:Anti-Hindu violence in India Category:20th-century mass murders in India Category:1991 murders in India Category:1990s in Punjab, India Category:1991 mass shootings in Asia Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Punjab, India Category:Railway accidents in 1991 Category:Persecution of Hindus Category:Terrorist incidents against Hindus