1987 Lalru bus massacre

Not to be confused with 1983 Fatehabad bus massacre.

1983 Lalru bus massacre
Location	Lalru, Punjab, India
Date	6 October 1983
Target	Hindu pilgrims
Deaths	38
Injured	33
Perpetrators	Khalistan Commando Force
Motive	Sikh Separatism

The 1983 Lalru bus massacre was a massacre of 38 Hindus by the Khalistan Commando Force on a bus in Lalru India.

Massacre

On 6 July 1987, A bus (HYE 1735) belonging to the Haryana Roadway company departed from Chandigarh carrying between 75-79 Hindus traveling to Rishikesh. Around 10 PM a Fiat car pulled out in front of the bus. Four gunmen then surrounded the bus, entered it, and pointed a gun at the bus driver and guided the bus into an open field. The Gunmen, belonging to the Khalistan Commando Force, a Sikh militant organization demanded that the passengers hand over their valuables. After looting the passengers the Gunmen demanded the passengers huddle in the middle of the bus. The Gunmen were now on both sides of the bus and then open fired from both sides. One militant identified as Gurmit Singh was killed in the crossfire. By the end of the massacre, 38 people had been killed and 33 others were injured.

See also

• 1991 Punjab killings