Sitakunda massacre
Sitakunda massacre (Bengali: সীতাকুন্ড হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the massacre of Hindu pilgrims on 15 February 1950. The Hindu pilgrims from all over East Bengal, Tripura and Assam were on their way to Sitakunda on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri at the Chandranath temple. The pilgrims were attacked by the Ansars and armed Muslim mobs and massacred at the Sitakunda railway station.
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Sitakunda massacre
Sitakunda massacre (Bengali: সীতাকুন্ড হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the massacre of Hindu pilgrims on 15 February 1950. The Hindu pilgrims from all over East Bengal, Tripura and Assam were on their way to Sitakunda on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri at the Chandranath temple. The pilgrims were attacked by the Ansars and armed Muslim mobs and massacred at the Sitakunda railway station.
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Sitakunda massacre (Bengali: স ...... the Sitakunda railway station.
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35,119,405
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723,796,492
date
1950-02-15
location
Sitakunda, Chittagong, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
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Muslim mobs, Ansars
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Sitakunda massacre
সীতাকুন্ড হত্যাকান্ড
weapons
Swords, Machetes
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Sitakunda massacre (Bengali: স ...... the Sitakunda railway station.
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Sitakunda massacre
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