Gabha Narerkathi massacre | |
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Part of 1971 Bangladesh genocide | |
Native name | গাভা নরেরকাঠি / গাভা নরেরকাঠী গণহত্যা |
Location | Gabha Narerkathi, Banaripara Upazila, Barisal District, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22°36′33″N 89°05′56″E / 22.6091811°N 89.0987811°E |
Date | 2 May 1971 (GMT+6) |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Burst fire, Mass murder |
Weapons | Machine Gun, Bayonets |
Deaths | 95-100 |
Perpetrators | Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan) |
Assailants | Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan) |
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]
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]
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]
Gabha Narerkathi massacre | |
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Part of 1971 Bangladesh genocide | |
Native name | গাভা নরেরকাঠি / গাভা নরেরকাঠী গণহত্যা |
Location | Gabha Narerkathi, Banaripara Upazila, Barisal District, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22°36′33″N 89°05′56″E / 22.6091811°N 89.0987811°E |
Date | 2 May 1971 (GMT+6) |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Burst fire, Mass murder |
Weapons | Machine Gun, Bayonets |
Deaths | 95-100 |
Perpetrators | Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan) |
Assailants | Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan) |
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]
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]
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]