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what is jallianwala bagh massacre

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre was a  massacre  that happened in  Amritsar , in 1919. It is named after the  Jallianwala Bagh  (Garden) in the northern  Indian  city of  Amritsar .The arrest of Dr Saifuddin kitchlu and Dr. Satypal on april 10 under rowlett act in connection with satyagraha caused a serious unrest in punjab.A public meeting was held On April 13, 1919,where thousands of people including women and children assembled.Before the meeting could start  British, Indian Army  soldiers opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. The person in charge was Brigadier-General  Reginald Dyer , the military commander of Amritsar.
The shooting lasted about ten minutes. According to official  British Raj  sources, 379 people were killed. According to other sources, there were over 1,000 deaths, with more than 2,000 wounded.


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