| Jinjira massacre | |
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| Part ofBangladesh genocide | |
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| Location | Jinjira,Dhaka,East Pakistan |
| Date | April 2, 1971 |
| Target | MostlyBengali Hindus |
Attack type | massacre,ethnic cleansing |
| Victims | Estimated to about 3,000 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army |
TheJinjira massacre (Bengali:জিঞ্জিরা গণহত্যা,romanized: Jiñjirā gaṇahatyā) was a planned killing of civilians by thePakistan army during theBangladesh liberation war of 1971.
The killing took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya ofKeraniganj Upazila across theBuriganga River fromDhaka.[1]
The1971 Bangladesh atrocities began as the Pakistan army launchedOperation Searchlight on 25 March 1971 to suppress theBengali uprising in thenEast Pakistan. As a reaction, people from Dhaka flocked to Keraniganj on the other side of the river. The union Jinjira and nearby areas were inhabited by a large number of Hindu families.[1] The elements of Pakistan army, now in control of Dhaka city after the crackdown of 25 March marked Jinjira and surrounding area as a target for military operation.
The army started to amass forces around Keraniganj from midnight of 2 April.[2] They took control of the Mitford Hospital by the river. At around 5 am, they commenced the attack by throwing flares from the roof of the mosque adjacent to the hospital.[1] The army moved into Jinjira and opened fire on people. Themassacre continued for hours. One incident took place beside a pond near Nandail Dak Street, where 60 people were killed. Women were raped. The soldiers also burned down houses and left no house undamaged.[2] More than a thousand people died in this massacre.[3]
In the night of 2 AprilPakistan Television broadcast news about strong military action against separatist miscreants taking shelter at Jinjira of Keraniganj on the other side of Buriganga.[1] On 3 April The Morning News came up with the headline "Actions taken against miscreants at Jinjira".[4]
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