1983 Dhilwan bus massacre

The 1983 Dhilwan Bus massacre was an uninvestigated,^[1] unsolved, and unclaimed^[2] incident on 6 October 1983, in which 6 Hindus were shot dead by "'unidentified' extremists"^[3] purported by the media to have been Sikh.^[4]^[5] The victims were taken off a bus going from Dhilwan in Kapurthala district to Jalandhar, in the northern state of Punjab, India.^[3]

^ Dhillon, Kirpal S. (2006). Identity and Survival: Sikh Militancy in India, 1978-1993. London, United Kingdom: Penguin Books. pp. 117–119. ISBN 9780143100362. Although all segments of the Sikh religio-political spectrum too condemned the misdeed in the strongest possible terms, a section of the media in Jalandhar did not desist from making fairly explicit insinuationsabout the involvement of Sikh militants in the foul deed. A former university teacher and a long-time watcher of the Punjab situation alludes to some very peculiar features of the Dhilwan murders. First, the bus waylaid by the killers was not a scheduled service but diverted from its original route. Second, the six unlucky Hindus belonged to sects and castes not generally found in the area and third, the miscreants just walked away and were never seriously tracked by the police.
^ Kaur, Mallika (2020). Faith, Gender, and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper. Springer Nature. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-3-030-24674-7. Bhindranwale condemned the Dhilwan killings and denied Sikh involvement, but the media apparatus ran amuck, declaring Bhindranwale's Sikhs had opened hostilities against all Hindus. Allowing no time for investigation into the unclaimed terrorist action, Indira Gandhi swiftly suspended state government in Punjab and President's Rule was declared.
^ ^a ^b Stevens, William K. (7 October 1983). "Indian Government takes over a state swept by religious strife". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014. In the latest trouble, eight people were killed by unidentified "extremists" in two separate incidents.
^ "Indian government orders crackdown on terrorism". Lakeland Ledger. p. 59.
^ Martin, Gus (15 June 2011). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition. SAGE Publications. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-4522-6638-1. In October 1983, six Hindu bus passengers were slaughtered by Sikh militants

[ksdhillon-1] Dhillon, Kirpal S. (2006). Identity and Survival: Sikh Militancy in India, 1978-1993. London, United Kingdom: Penguin Books. pp. 117–119. ISBN 9780143100362. Although all segments of the Sikh religio-political spectrum too condemned the misdeed in the strongest possible terms, a section of the media in Jalandhar did not desist from making fairly explicit insinuationsabout the involvement of Sikh militants in the foul deed. A former university teacher and a long-time watcher of the Punjab situation alludes to some very peculiar features of the Dhilwan murders. First, the bus waylaid by the killers was not a scheduled service but diverted from its original route. Second, the six unlucky Hindus belonged to sects and castes not generally found in the area and third, the miscreants just walked away and were never seriously tracked by the police.

[kaur-2] Kaur, Mallika (2020). Faith, Gender, and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper. Springer Nature. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-3-030-24674-7. Bhindranwale condemned the Dhilwan killings and denied Sikh involvement, but the media apparatus ran amuck, declaring Bhindranwale's Sikhs had opened hostilities against all Hindus. Allowing no time for investigation into the unclaimed terrorist action, Indira Gandhi swiftly suspended state government in Punjab and President's Rule was declared.

[NYT1983-3] Stevens, William K. (7 October 1983). "Indian Government takes over a state swept by religious strife". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014. In the latest trouble, eight people were killed by unidentified "extremists" in two separate incidents.

[Ledger-4] "Indian government orders crackdown on terrorism". Lakeland Ledger. p. 59.

[5] Martin, Gus (15 June 2011). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition. SAGE Publications. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-4522-6638-1. In October 1983, six Hindu bus passengers were slaughtered by Sikh militants

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