Kakopathar Massacre
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Kakopathar Killings or the Kakopathar Massacre took place in Assam
during 2006 when the Indian army opened fire at peaceful protesters at Kakopathar
in Assam
, killing at least 10 people.
They were protesting against the custodial-death of a villager who was arrested by the army. Kakopathar
and many areas of rural Upper Assam
is supposedly an ULFA stronghold and the common people have faced army atrocities during counter-insurgency operations since the Assamese Separatist Movement
started in 1979. Arabinda Rajkhowa
, the chairman of United Liberation Front of Asom
compared it with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
.
A strong wave or pro-ULFA sentiments spread across Assam after this incident and many parts of upper Assam
saw spontaneous protests of people. The popular sentiments gave strength to a considerably weakened ULFA in Assam.
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
during 2006 when the Indian army opened fire at peaceful protesters at Kakopathar
Kakopathar
Kakopathar is a town in the district of Tinsukia, Assam, India. Kakopathar is known for notorious Kakopathar Massacre took place in 2006. There are 15 Gaon Panchayat under Kakopathar Development Block. Around 27 villages are there under Kakopathar Gaon Panchayat including Kakopathar...
in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, killing at least 10 people.
They were protesting against the custodial-death of a villager who was arrested by the army. Kakopathar
Kakopathar
Kakopathar is a town in the district of Tinsukia, Assam, India. Kakopathar is known for notorious Kakopathar Massacre took place in 2006. There are 15 Gaon Panchayat under Kakopathar Development Block. Around 27 villages are there under Kakopathar Gaon Panchayat including Kakopathar...
and many areas of rural Upper Assam
Upper Assam
River Bramhaputra is a major river and lifeline of the state of Assam. Assam is divided into two broad categories based on the flow of the mighty Bramhaputra, namely Upper Assam and Lower Assam. The logic behind this categorisation is that a river flows from high land to low land...
is supposedly an ULFA stronghold and the common people have faced army atrocities during counter-insurgency operations since the Assamese Separatist Movement
Assamese Separatist Movement
The Assamese Separatist Movement is a result of Assamese nationalism. The alleged neglect and economic exploitation by the Indian state are the main reasons behind the growth of this secessionist movement...
started in 1979. Arabinda Rajkhowa
Arabinda Rajkhowa
Arabinda Rajkhowa , , alias Mijanur Rahman Choudhury is the Chaiman of the banned outfit ULFA. He is one of the founder members of the outfit. He was also the Vice-President of the Indo-Burma Revolutionary Front...
, the chairman of United Liberation Front of Asom
United Liberation Front of Asom
The United Liberation Front of Asom is a separatist group from Assam, among many other such groups in North-East India. It seeks to establish a sovereign Assam via an armed struggle in the Assam Conflict...
compared it with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre , also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place in the Jallianwala Bagh public garden in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, and was ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer...
.
A strong wave or pro-ULFA sentiments spread across Assam after this incident and many parts of upper Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
saw spontaneous protests of people. The popular sentiments gave strength to a considerably weakened ULFA in Assam.
External links
- Massacres in Assam by Joylaxmi Saikia Borah on Human Rights Violations in Assam
- Twenty Cases of Human Rights Violation in Assam in 1997
- An introduction to Where Peacekeepers Have Declared War, Human Rights Violations in Assam
See also
- Assam ConflictAssam conflictThe Assam conflict is an insurgency in the Assam state of India.The conflict started in the 1970s. It stems from tension between Assamese and alleged neglect and internal colonisation by the Indian government with its federal centre in Delhi. Additionally, the state is rich in oil resources...
- Nellie massacreNellie massacreThe Nellie massacre took place in Assam during a six-hour period in the morning of 18 February 1983. The massacre claimed the lives of 2,191 people from 14 villages—Alisingha, Khulapathar, Basundhari, Bugduba Beel, Bugduba Habi, Borjola, Butuni, Indurmari, Mati Parbat, Muladhari, Mati...
- Bhimajuli MassacreBhimajuli MassacreBhimajuli Massacre 2009 was named after Bhimajuli, a village in Assam, India, where NDFB militants of its anti-talks faction led by Ranjan Daimary fired indiscriminately at villagers in Bhimajuli, in Sonitpur district near the Assam-Arunachal border killing five people on the spot and six later,...
- Assamese nationalismAssamese nationalismAssamese nationalism is an ideology that supports self-determination by the Assamese people.-See also:*Naga nationalism*Bodo nationalism*Tripura nationalism*Tamil nationalism*Tripura Rebellion*Assam conflict-External links:*...
- Assam AgitationAssam AgitationThe Assam Agitation was a popular movement against undocumented migrants in Assam between 1979 and 1985. It is regarded as one of the most vibrant democratic mass movements of independent India...