The crowd had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, a garden in Amritsar that contains a religious shrine, order to protest against the arrest of two freedom fighters. They were unarmed as they wanted a peaceful protest. There were also many women and children in the gathering.
The British General ordered his men to cover the only narrow entrance of the garden. They fired rounds after rounds on the unarmed, helpless people. At least a thousand of them were killed and many were seriously injured. This brutal act of killing people ruthlessly is one of the most disgraceful days in the history of the world. This event is known as the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre or Amritsar Massacre.
The bullet marks are still visible on the walls of the 'bagh' and on the adjacent buildings. The well in the Jallianwala Bagh has been made a protected monument, where many helpless people jumped into, in a fruitless attempt to save themselves.
The Jallianwala Bagh is only a five minutes walk from the famous Golden Temple in Amritsar. The tourists and local people visit the place and the Massacre Memorial in Amritsar to pay their humble homage to all those people who lost their lives on the fateful day.
Last Updated on 14 January 2011
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