The Butcher of Amritsar refers to the crime that took place on what date?
Jallianwala Bagh massacre The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April, 1919 when a crowd of non-violent protesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, were fired upon by troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer. The civilians, in the majority Sikhs, had assembled to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations, a religious and cultural festival for Punjabi people and also to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders, Satya Pal and Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew. Coming from outside the city, they may have been unaware of the imposition of martial law.
1988 Hyderabad massacre 1988 Hyderabad massacre, also known as "Black Friday" is the massacre of 162 people in Hyderabad, Sindh in Pakistan in 1988. On the evening of 30 September 1988, about a dozen gunmen on motorbikes or cars fired indiscriminately on crowds killing about 162 and injuring 200 persons. No group claimed responsibility. The Muhajir Qaumi Movement said in a statement that their offices and the house of Hyderabad's mayor Aftab Ahmed Sheikh were targeted by the gunmen, while the Awami National Party provincial president, a Sindhi, said the attackers had struck at both Muhajir and Sindhi communities.