Massacres of Sikhs

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Rajiv Gandhi, Operation Blue Star, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Wadda Ghalughara, H. S. Phoolka, Chhotaa Ghallooghaaraa, Hondh-Chillar massacre, Jagdish Tytler, Chittisinghpura massacre, Amu, Assassination of Indira Gandhi, Hawayein, Nanavati commission, H. K. L. Bhagat, When Big Tree Falls, Kaya Taran, Who Are The Guilty. Excerpt: The 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms or Massacres, were four days of violence in northern India, particularly Delhi, during which armed mobs killed unarmed Sikh men, women, and children, looted and set fire to Sikh homes, businesses and schools, and attacked Gurdwaras. In the 1970s, during the Indian Emergency, thousands of Sikhs campaigning for autonomous government were imprisoned. The violence began in June 1984, during Operation Blue Star, when Indira Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to attack Sikh separatists in the Golden Temple. The attack on the Golden Temple resulted in the killing of innocent pilgrims, and many religious artifacts and historical structures were destroyed. The attack, and a later operation by Indian paramilitary forces to clear separatists from the countryside of Punjab, was perceived by many moderate Sikhs as an assault on their faith. The violence in Delhi was triggered by the assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards in response to her actions during the preceding months. The Government of India reported 2,700 Sikh deaths however human rights organizations and newspapers report the death toll to be 10,000-17,000. In the aftermath of the pogrom, the Government of India reported 20,000 had fled the city, however the PUCL reported "at least" 50,000 displaced persons. The most affected regions were neighborhoods in Delhi. Human rights organizations and the newspapers believe the massacre was organized. The collusion...