NewzVille Desk
Today marks the 107th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in India’s history, the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
Over a century ago, on 13 April in 1919, the brutal actions of British colonial forces left an indelible mark on India’s struggle for independence.
The massacre took place during the Baisakhi festival, when thousands of unarmed men, women, and children gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, unaware that Martial Law had been imposed, banning public gatherings.
Reginald Dyer, the acting brigadier, ordered troops to open fire on the crowd without any prior warning or call to disperse.
The scale of the tragedy was immense. Official British figures reported 379 deaths and over 1,200 injured. Indian estimates placed the toll at over a thousand deaths, with thousands more injured.
The incident, also known as the Amritsar Massacre, remains a defining moment in India’s freedom struggle.
