Question

Which officer gave orders of firing in the Jallianwala Baug?

Answer 1

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre or also known as the Amritsar massacre was held on 13 April, 1919. The attack was fired upon the Indians trapped inside the bagh was ordered by Colonel Reginald Dyer.

The civilians has assembled in the garden to condemn the arrest of two national arrests. However, they were not quite aware of the bann of formation of such groups and so, Colonel blocked the five entrances of the garden and ordered fire upon the Indian who tried to escape.

It was a brutal scene where hundreds died and were wounded. This incident envked anger throughout the nation and soon led to the non-cooperation movement.