Part 2: Jammu Massacre of 1947 that cut muslim population of Jammu city by half
The Jammu Massacre, in the aftermath of partition of India and Pakistan, is one of the most gruesome episode of human history. In this long piece, we explore the incidents of the day through prominent historian M.Y. Saraf's book.
Following the March 1947 rioting in Punjab Rawalpindi, Attock, Murree, Bannu, and Hazara, the first trickle of refugees arrived in Jammu in April. The daily flood peaked in late 1947, when an estimated 160,000 Hindus and Sikhs came from Pakistan’s western provinces. (January 26, 1947, The Times, London)
During the partition-related unrest, the majority of Sialkot’s non-Muslim population had fled to Jammu. Sialkot and Jammu were essentially twin cities. The Dogras were the primary people of Sialkot’s north-eastern region. They were culturally and lingu...