1986 Hoshiarpur bus massacre
| Hoshiarpur bus massacre | |
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| Part of Insurgency in Punjab | |
Khuda, Dasua Tehsil, Hoshiarpur district Khuda, Dasua Tehsil, Hoshiarpur district (India) | |
| Location | 31°35′N 75°59′E / 31.583°N 75.983°E Khuda, Dasua tehsil, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India |
| Date | 30 November 1986 |
| Target | Punjabi Hindus |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | Assault rifles |
| Deaths | 24 Hindus |
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The 1986 Hoshiarpur Bus Massacre was a massacre of 24 Hindu bus-passengers by Khalistani militants. The bus massacre was the worst terrorist incident in Punjab of the year 1986. It occurred on Sunday, 30 November 1986, near Khuda located in the Hoshiarpur district in the northern state of Punjab, India close to the Indo-Pak border.
According to the local police officials four Khalistani militants carrying automatic weapons (AK-47) and revolvers hijacked public bus No. PJG 7284, shouting pro-Khalistan slogans and taking it to a remote area. The terrorists then commanded all Hindu passengers to get off the bus. While the passengers were getting down, the terrorists opened fire on them killing twenty-four of them and injuring seven with gunshots. The gunmen then fled the location after the killings in motorcycles and scooters.