23. What happened
in the Jallian
wala bogh massacre ?
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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Jallianwala also spelled Jallianwalla, also called Massacre of Amritsar, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing
➻ On 13 April 1919, the infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.
➻ On that day a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwalla Bagh.
➻ Some came to protest against the government’s new repressive measures.
➻ This ground was closed from all sides.
➻ Being from outside the city, many villagers were unaware of the martial law that had been imposed.
➻ General Dyer entered the area, blocked the exit points.
➻ After this, his soldiers fired indiscriminately on the crowd. Hundreds of people were killed.
➻ General Dyer did this to instill a sense of terror in the satyagrahis.