Important Facts about Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that will shock you
Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar and holds a national importance. It is the place where thousands of Indians lost their lives. Today a lot of tourist visit there to see and remember the tough times that Indians faced during British Rule. Although almost everyone has heard about this Massacre but, there are many other things too that you must know. So on the occasion of Independence Day to clear all your doubts read these facts below and make a trip here:
1. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened on 13th April 1919. During this time a Rowlatt act was going on. The main aim of this act was to control Indians revolutionists.
2. Many Indians did a strike against this act on 30th March and 6th April which resulted in the assault on British people. After this General Dyer issued an announcement of banning all public gathering but, proper efforts were not made to make sure that everyone gets this message.
3. Because of inappropriate information, all the people who had no idea about this statement gathered at Jallianwala Bagh on 13th for celebrating the occasion of Baisakhi.
4. Around 6000 to 10,000 people including women, children, Hindus, Muslims came to celebrate the festival. The function was planned to start at 4:30 PM.
5. Jallianwala Bagh was bounded by walls and buildings and had very narrow lanes to go out which most of the time remained closed. Except for the entrance, nothing was open there.
6. At 5:30 PM General Dyer came to that place with two armored cars, mounted machine guns and 90 to 100 soldiers. Without giving any warning or asking people to get disperse General ordered the soldiers to fire everyone.
7. As the exits were closed and narrow, people started panicking which resulted in a worse situation. Some of the women jumped into the well with their children. 120 dead bodies were found in the well.
8. In the news, it was reported that 379 people were killed and 1,100 were wounded but, in reality, 1,526 people were killed.
9. A hunter committee was formed to inquire about General Dyer but before any action could have taken he got saved by the Indemnity act and was called back to England.
