Gabha Narerkathi massacre

22°36′33″N 89°05′56″E / 22.6091811°N 89.0987811°E / 22.6091811; 89.0987811Date2 May 1971 (GMT+6)TargetBengali HindusBurst fire, Mass murderWeaponsMachine Gun, BayonetsDeaths95-100PerpetratorsPakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan)AssailantsPakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan)

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The Gabha Narerkathi massacre was a premediated massacre of Bengali Hindus in Gabha Narerkathi in Barisal, Bangladesh on 2 May 1971 by the Pakistan Army in collaboration with the Razakars during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations]} According to sources, 95-100 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistan Army and the Razakars.^[1][5][8]

Events

The soldiers of the Pakistan Army, accompanied by the razakars of surrounding villages, came to Gabha Narerkathi on the morning of 2 May. They then ordered all the Hindus of the village to come out of their homes for a "peace committee" meeting.^[1][8] They were captured by the razakars and taken to the bank of a nearby canal, where they were shot and killed. Some of them who tried to escape by jumping into the water got drowned and carried away by the fast water stream.^[1][8]

Aftermath

After the end of the war, the site of the massacre was marked by the local people, but till now neither a memorial has been constructed for the fallen, nor the victims' names have been tabulated.^{[2][3][4][5][6][9][excessive citations]}

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