Krishnapur massacre

Krishnapur massacre
কৃষ্ণপুর হত্যাকান্ড
Krishnapur massacre is located in Bangladesh
Krishnapur massacre
LocationKrishnapur, Sylhet, East Pakistan
Date18 September 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths127
PerpetratorsPakistani army, Razakars

Krishnapur massacre (Bengali: কৃষ্ণপুর হত্যাকান্ড) took place on 18 September 1971 in Krishnapur and neighbouring villages in the district of Sylhet in Bangladesh. In Krishnapur, the Pakistani army shot 127 Bengali Hindus to death.[1] In the neighbouring villages more than a 100 Hindus were killed.

  1. ^ জানার আছে বাকি. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Dhaka. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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