Jinjira massacre

The Jinjira massacre ( zinzira )was a planned killing of civilians by the Pakistan army during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. The killing took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya of Keraniganj Upazila across the Buriganga River from Dhaka.[1]. This massacre has been detailed in the book Dead Reckoning by Sharmila Bose pg 76-77. According to Pak Army Sources and Civilian Eyewitness accounts interwiewees, this place was used as ammunition dump by Rebelling Bengali Soldiers and Bengali Policemen who have deserted with their weapons. When Pak Army went there it came under fire from rebels and during the cross fire a number of civilians were caught in between. The number of casualties is 30-40 personnel, including civilians, Pak Army personnel and rebels.

Background

The 1971 Bangladesh atrocities began as the Pakistan army launched Operation Searchlight on 25 March 1971 to suppress the Bengali uprising in then East Pakistan. As a reaction, people from Dhaka flocked to Keraniganj on the other side of the river. The union Jinjira and nearby areas were inhabited by a large number of Hindu families.[1] The elements of Pakistan army, now in control of Dhaka city after the crackdown of 25 March marked Jinjira and surrounding area as a target for military operation.

Massacre

The army started to amass forces around Keraniganj from midnight of 1 April.[2] They took control of the Mitford Hospital by the river. At around 5 am, they commenced the attack by throwing flares from the roof of the mosque adjacent to the hospital.[1] The army moved into Jinjira and opened fire on people. The massacre continued for nearly nine hours. One of the largest such executions took place beside a pond near Nandail Dak Street, where 60 people were lined up and shot. The soldiers also fired on the houses using gunpowder.[2] More than a thousand people died in this massacre.[3]

Cover-up in the Pakistani media

In the night of 2 April Pakistan Television broadcast news about strong military action against separatist miscreants taking shelter at Jinjira of Keraniganj on the other side of Buriganga.[1] On 3 April The Morning News came up with the headline, "Actions taken against miscreants at Jinjira".[4]

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See also

References
  1. Atmokotha 1971 (My story 1971) by Nirmalendu Gun, Bangla Prokash, 2008 (page 147)
  2. Swadhinota Juddher Dolilpatra the 8th edition (Page 376-378)
  3. The Daily Bangla, 13 November 1972
  4. Ekatturer Dinguli (Days of 71) by Jahanara Imam, Shandhani publications, 2005 (page 56)

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