2004 Teli Katha massacre

Terrorist incident in India August 2016 July 2026 Teli Katha massacre Teli Katha, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India Muslims Gujjars 26 June 2004 Mass Murder Firearms 12 10 Lashkar-e-TaibaLeT commander Zubair Masih led killer group in Surankote https://web.archive.org/web/20081201193939/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/04june30/news.htm#3 1 December 2008 , Daily Excelsior, 30 June 2004 2004 Teli Katha massacre was the killing of twelve Muslim Gujjars by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants on 26 June 2004 in the village of Teli Katha (also called Tiali Katha by some sources) in Surankote Tehsil in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.12 Kashmiris Killed in Their Sleep, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2004 Background A violent insurgency has been going on in Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. The militants had intermittently massacred villagers who did not support their cause. The state government had supplied arms to the villagers who had formed Village Defence Committees (VDC) so that they could protect themselves from the militants. Attack The murdered villagers included women, children, and men who were members of the Village Defense Committee, had been sleeping in their dhok. They were fired upon indiscriminately.Puri Luv Pir Panjal vulnerable despite people's might https://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092500151100.htm 22 July 2018 The Hindu 25 September 2005September 2026 medicmedic The members of VDC returned fire forcing the militants to flee in 10–15 minutes and thereby saving many lives. The deceased include seven members of the VDC and their five children. Ten others including four women and three children were injured.Militants massacre 12 in Poonch, The Tribune, 26 June 2004 The killings were thought to be revenge for the villagers co-operation with the Indian army during Operation Sarp Vinash.Militants avenge Sarp VinashAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot , The Indian Express, 27 June 2004 Anger against the militants ran so high that villagers had previously refused to bury militants killed in this operation by the Indian army, claiming their crimes meant they had renounced Islam.Resistance and reprisal https://web.archive.org/web/20121103225432/http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2114/stories/20040716003902000.htm 3 November 2012 , Frontline, 3 July 2004 Aftermath Investigations by the authorities that Zubair Masih of Lashkar-e-Taiba had led the group of militants who were responsible for the killings.LeT commander Zubair Masih led killer group in Surankote https://web.archive.org/web/20081201193939/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/04june30/news.htm#3 1 December 2008 , Daily Excelsior, 30 June 2004 In August 2004, security forces killed three militants involved in this massacre.3 militants involved in Surankote massacre killed, Daily Excelsior, 29 August 2004May 2016 References 30em Jammu and Kashmir Category:21st-century mass murders in India Category:Massacres in 2004 Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2004 Category:Lashkar-e-Taiba attacks Category:2004 murders in India Category:Massacres in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Poonch District, India Category:2000s in Jammu and Kashmir Category:June 2004 crimes in Asia Category:June 2004 in India Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2004 Category:Massacres of Muslims in Kashmir Category:Massacres of Muslims in India Category:2004 mass shootings in Asia Category:Mass shootings in Jammu and Kashmir Category:Massacres of Muslims Category:Massacres of Muslims in the 2000s