1948 Gujrat train massacre
| 1948 Gujrat train massacre | |
|---|---|
A train full of refugees travelling between India and Pakistan in 1947 | |
| Location | Gujrat, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 32°33′48″N 74°03′51″E / 32.5632297°N 74.0641426°E |
| Date | 12 January 1948 |
| Target | Hindu and Sikh refugees |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 1,300–1,600 |
| Injured | 150 |
| Perpetrators | Muslim Pathans |
The 1948 Gujrat train massacre was an attack on a refugee train and massacre of Hindu and Sikh refugees by armed Muslim Pathans at Gujrat, Pakistan on 12 January 1948. 1,300–1,600 Hindus and Sikhs were killed in the massacre, 150 were wounded. The train was carrying 2,400 Hindu and Sikh refugees from the North West Frontier Province and taking them to India following their displacement due to the partition of India in August of the previous year. Only 750 of these refugees are reported to have survived and made it to India.