Demra massacre
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| Demra massacre ডেমরা গণহত্যা | |
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| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
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| Location | Demra, Pabna, East Pakistan |
| Date | 13 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass rape |
| Weapons | Light machine guns |
| Deaths | 800–900 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army Razakars |
Demra massacre (Bengali: ডেমরা গণহত্যা) in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of the villages under Demra Union in present-day Faridpur Upazila in Pabna District by the Pakistan Army aided by local collaborators on 13 May 1971. It is estimated that 800–900 people were killed in a single day.[1][2] Rape and plunder were also carried out and temples, schools and houses were set on fire.[1]
When the Pakistani army spread out from Dhaka towards the districts as a part of the Operation Searchlight, the people began to flee their homes. The Hindus began to flee Bangladesh and take refuge in neighbouring India. On their way, they had taken shelter in the remote village of Baushgari in Demra union.[2]