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1947 Kamoke train massacre
| 1947 Kamoke train massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kamoke |
| Coordinates | 31°58′35″N 74°13′19″E / 31.9765147°N 74.2220167°E |
| Date | 24 September 1947 |
| Target | Hindu and Sikh refugees |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 408 (per government report)[1] |
| Injured | 587 (per government report)[1] |
| Perpetrators | Muslims |
The 1947 Kamoke train massacre was an attack on a refugee train and subsequent massacre of Hindu and Sikh refugees by a Muslim mob at Kamoke, Pakistan on 24 September 1947 following the partition of India.[2] The train was carrying around 3,000-3,500 refugees from West Punjab[3] and was attacked 25 miles from Lahore by a mob of thousands of Muslims.[4] Figures for the number of people killed vary, with West Punjab officials reporting figures of around 400 and East Punjab-based reports suggesting thousands of casualties. Additionally, around 600 female refugees were abducted by the attackers.[5][6] Local railway officials, Muslim League National Guards and local goons aided and participated in the massacre and the subsequent abductions of the surviving female refugees.[7]
- ^ a b Ahmed 2022, p. 457.
- ^ Ahmed 2022, p. 456.
- ^ Khosla 1989, p. 151.
- ^ "Another Indian Train Massacre". The Daily News. 26 September 1947. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Khosla 1989, p. 152.
- ^ "Train Passengers Slaughtered". The Muswellbrook Chronicle. 26 September 1947. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Major, Andrew (1995), "Abduction of women during the partition of the Punjab", South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 18 (1): 62, doi:10.1080/00856409508723244,
Describing the massacre of refugees at Kamoke, in Gujranwala district, on 24 September 1947, an Indian official wrote, 'The most ignoble feature of the tragedy was the distribution of young girls amongst the members of the Police Force, the National Guards and the local goondas. The S.H.O. [Station House Officer] Dildar Hussain collected the victims in an open space near Kamoke Railway Station and gave a free hand to the mob. After the massacre was over, the girls were distributed like sweets.'
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