Victims of Partition holocaust -1947 to '48
Extract:"MUSLIM LEAGUE ATTACK ON SIKHS AND HINDUS IN THE PUNJAB 1947, Muslim League Attack on Sikhs
and Hindus in the Punjab 1947, by Sri. S. Gurbachan Singh Talib. This is the report submitted to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee by Sri. S. Gurbachan Singh Talib and later published as a book by Voice of India with a forword by Sri ram Swaroop
The full book is available in the voi.org.
THE PARACHINAR MASSACRES
(23-1-1948)
Report
made by the Chief Liaison Officer, Lahore to the Government of West Punjab
about Parachinar Massacres.
On the
25th January I was informed that a train was likely to come on the 27th
or 28th from Kohat carrying refugees from Parachinar. I was also
approached about making arrangements for the feeding of passengers on the
train by the Muslim League workers of Lahore. What they wanted was
that the food should be cooked at the D. A. V. College Refugee Camp, Lahore
as they were unable to arrange Hindu cooks. I agreed to get the food
prepared. We were told that 1,000 passengers were likely to come.
Arrangements were made accordingly. The train arrived at Harbanspura
railway station at about 8-30 p.m. S. Sampuran Singh, Deputy High Commissioner,
myself and 5 district Liaison Officers including the Refugee Officer, D.
A. V. College refugee camp met the train. Instead of 1,000 it carried
1,556 passengers. We were surprised to find that between 56 to 60
of them were wounded. Some of them were crying with pain. They
said they had not received any food for the last two days and had received
only partial medical aid in the way. The more serious of the wounded
had been detained at Kohat. What I gathered from the passengers in
the train was that the refugee camp at Parachinar was attacked on the 23rd
instant. About 500 were killed outright. About 300 were distributed
food that we had brought, but some people could not he given anything while
others received an average meal. The train was stopped only for one
hour as it was represented that there was not sufficient water in the engine
and there were no arrangements at Harbanspura railway station to put more
water into the engine.
We were
told by the refugees that all property with them had been looted.
There was, therefore, no luggage in the whole train. The wounded
whom we saw were wearing blood-stained clothes which were mostly tom on
account of wounds and cuts inflicted on their persons. They had no
blankets or quilts.
As it
is likely that the news of the attack at Parachinar and the sight of the
wounded persons and the stories that the refugees in the train might relate
may cause commotion in the East Punjab, I am trying to contact the Deputy
Commissioner, Amritsar, and yourself on the telephone. I am also
asking the Deputy Commissioner to make arrangements for feeding etc., of
the passengers and medical aid for the wounded.
Pogroms on Hindus and Sikhs - Partition Holocaust a Partial List
- 1. Bata, Hazara; 14/12-16/12/46; Muslim mob; One Gurudwara and one Hindu
house burned. One Sikh murdered, two women wounded.
- 2. Sihalian, Hazara; 19/12/46; Muslim mob; Two Hindus killed.
- 3. Samadhra, Hazara; 10/12/46; Muslim mob; Gurudwara burnt.
- 4. Jabori, Hazara; 12/12/46; Muslim mob; 16 Hindu evacuees to Manshera
waylaid and killed.
- 5. Sankiari, Hazara; Middle Dec. '46; Muslim mob; Hindu temples broken
and murtis desecrated.
- 6. Balakot Hazara; Middle Dec. '46; Muslim mob; One Sikh killed for
refusing to embrace Islam.
- 7. Bhata, Hazara; Middle Dec. '46; Muslim mob; 116 Sikhs burnt alive,
several shot dead.
- 8. Mallachh, Hazara; 3/1/47; Muslim mob; 115 Hindus and Sikhs killed,
large scale looting and arson, women abducted.
- 9. Dakhali Siar, Hazara; 10/1/47; Muslim mob; Sikhs' houses looted and burnt.
- 10. Jhan, Campbellpur; Early march '47; Muslim mob; 150 Sikhs killed,
their houses burnt.
- 11-14. Taurwan (tehsil Talagang), Dhurnala, Dhiba, Suka, Panchnad; All
Campbellpur; 4/9/47 and after; Muslim mob; Jehad declared by Moulvis
against Hindus and Sikhs. Massacare of Sikhs in Dhurnala Dhiba, Suka and
Panchnad, besides Taurwan. Women and children abducted on a large scale.
In many places false promises of safety given to Hindus and Sikhs. Whole
area overrun.
- 15. Narali (tehsil Gujarkhan); Rawalpindi; 12/3/47; Muslim mob; Attacking
force 15,000, Gurudwara attacked repeatedly. Hindus and Sikhs besieged
inside gurudwara put up stiff resistance, several hindus and sikhs
killed, large scale looting of hindus and sikhs.
- 16. Dhudial, Rawalpindi; 13/3/47 and 13/3/47; Muslim mob; First attack
resisted by the Sikhs. Large scale looting and arson of Sikh houses,
besides 314 houses, 4 gurudwaras, Hind-Iran Bank and Khalsa High School
burnt. Many sikhs slaughtered.
- 17. Adiala, Rawalpindi; 8/3/47; Muslim mob; Mobs collected by beat of
drums, false alarm of sikh attack raised, large scale looting, arson in
Hindu-sikh quarters, Hindus and Sikhs fereted out and burnt alive,
stabbed and shot dead, 40 forcibly converted, muslim police looked the
other way and did nothing about the attack.
- 18. Gorsian (tehsil Gujarkhan); Rawalpindi; 10/3/47; Muslim mob;
Attacking force 600, Muslims persuaded that to kill sikhs a holy deed,
several sikhs killed, large scale looting.
- 19. Ghugg, Jhelum; Early March '47; Muslim mob; 128 sikhs killed, large
scale arson and looting, 40 women abducted.
- 20. Mandra, Rawalpindi; 9/3/47; Muslim mob; large scale looting and arson
of hindu sikh businesses, 200 sikhs killed, 40 missing, Gurudwara and
School burnt.
- 21. Rajar (tehsil Fatehjung), Campbellpur; 10/3/47; Muslim mob; Mob armed
with rifles, 300 sikhs killed, 3 Gurudwaras burnt and Sikh scriptures
desecrated, 16 sikhs incl. women and children burnt alive, all Sikh
houses looted and burnt, 95 women abducted and forcibly married to Muslims.
- 22. Jia Bagha, Jhelum; Early March, 1947; Muslim mob; 18 sikhs killed, 52
forcibly converted, 66 sikhs houses burnt.
- 23. Sarkal Kaser, Jhelum; Early March '47; Muslim mob; 43 sikhs and
hindus killed, rest forcibly converted, most hindu-sikh houses burnt.
- 24. Darwal, Jhelum; Early March '47; Muslim mob; 9 Hindus and Sikhs
killed, 80 forcibly converted, 50 Hindu-sikh houses burnt.
- 25. Narang, Jhelum; Early March '47; Musim mob; 6 Hindus and Sikhs killed
over 100 Hindu-Sikh houses burnt.
- 26. Bhasin, Jhelum; Early March '47; Muslim mob; 35 Hindu-Sikh houses
burnt and looted.
- 27. Chak Sewak, Jhelum, Early March '47; Muslim mob; All Hindu-Sikh
houses looted.
- 28. Bhagwal, Jhelum, Early March '47; Muslim mob; All Hindu-Sikh houses looted.
- 29. Athwal, Jhelum, Early March '47; Muslim mob; 10 Hindu-Sikh houses
looted and burnt.
- 30. Tahar, Jhelum, 7/3/47 and later, Muslim mob; All hindu-Sikh houses looted.
- 31. Mangwal, Jhelum, 7/3/47 and later, Muslim mob; Almost all Hindu-sikh
houses looted.
- 32. Sahola, Jhelum, 7/3/47 and later, Muslim mob; All Hindu-Sikh houses
looted and burnt.
- 33-34. Jhanel, Fatahi; Jhelum; 7/3/47 and onwards; Muslim mob; one
non-Muslim killed.
- 35. Rupwal, Jhelum; 7/3/47 and onwards; Muslim mob; one non-Muslim killed.
- 36. Ranjha, Jhelum; 7/3/47 and onwards; Muslim mob; one Gurudwara burned.
- 37. Dharogi, Jhelum; 7/3/47 and later; Muslim mob; Some hindu-Sikh houses
looted and burnt.
- 38. Namazian, Jhelum; 7/3/47 and later; Muslim mob; 5 hindu-Sikh houses
burnt and looted.
- 39-42. Tarakwal, Deri Dhok, Hasail, Dhab Kalan; Dist. Jhelum; 7/3/47 and
later; Muslim mob; Hindus and Sikh houses looted and burnt in all these
villages.
- 43. 128 villages, Rawalpindi; 7/3/47; Muslim mob; Villages attacked,
Hindus and Sikhs killed, No. of killed estimated at 7,000. Other
casualties in proportion, houses burnt and looted, Gurudwaras attacked
and burnt, Approx 1,000 women abducted.
- 44. 23 villages, Campbellpur; 7/3/47 and onwards; Muslim mob; 610 Hindus
and Sikhs killed, 1,656 Hindu-Sikh houses incl. Gurudwaras burnt and
looted. 1,471 forcibly converted, aprox 1,000 women and children abducted.
- 45. Garhi Habibullah, Abbottabad (Tehsil Manshera); 18/12/46 and 14/3/47;
Muslim mob; One Hindu abducted and killed 18/12/46, On 14/3/47 8
Hindu-Sikh houses burnt and 4 temples-gurudwaras burnt, large scale
looting by the muslims, Several Hindus and Sikhs killed.
- 46. Ramgarh (Tehsil Kharian), Dist. Gujrat; 14/3/37 and 15/3/47; Muslim
mob; Hindus and Sikhs extensively looted.
- 47-50. Batal, Uggi, Sum Ilahi Mung, Garhi Jalli, Dist. Hazara; 7/12/46
and 9/12/46; Muslim mob; 11 Hindus and Sahejdhari sikhs killed in Batal,
11 wounded, looting of Hindu-Sikh houses. Bazar of Uggi burnt and Sikh
shops burnt, 5 Hindus and Sikhs killed, Hindu-Sikh evacuees attacked, 14
killed, 27 injured, gurudwaras burnt.
Data courtesy : Rajiv Varma You can contact him for more details at: rvarma@ccaix.jsums.edu
He has compiled this list from various goverment reports, civil and
military gazzettes, eyewitness accounts and stray media reports as media
never penetrated into the horrific grounds where Pakistanis conducted these genocidal
pogroms. This he says is just a tip of the ice berg and that he has 600 such
instances of extermination of Hindus and Sikhs.
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