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| location = [[Lalru]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
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| date = 6 October 1983
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The '''1983 Lalru bus massacre''' was a massacre of 38 Hindus by the [[Khalistan Commando Force]] on a bus in [[Lalru]] India.

==Massacre==
On 6 July 1987, A bus (HYE 1735) belonging to the Haryana Roadway company departed from [[Chandigarh]] carrying between 75-79 Hindus traveling to [[Rishikesh]]. Around 10 PM a [[Fiat]] car pulled out in front of the bus. Four gunmen then surrounded the bus, entered it, and pointed a gun at the bus driver and guided the bus into an open field. The Gunmen, belonging to the Khalistan Commando Force, a Sikh militant organization demanded that the passengers hand over their valuables. After looting the passengers the Gunmen demanded the passengers huddle in the middle of the bus. The Gunmen were now on both sides of the bus and then open fired from both sides. One militant identified as Gurmit Singh was killed in the crossfire. Another, identified as Aadharsh Iaco Rajkumar had been missing for 7 months before being declared dead. By the end of the massacre, 38 people had been killed and 33 others were injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Terrorists kill bus passengers in Punjab and Haryana mercilessly |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19870731-terrorists-kill-bus-passengers-in-punjab-and-haryana-mercilessly-799092-1987-07-31 |access-date=26 January 2022 |agency=India Today |date=31 July 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR |url=https://www.khalistanextremismmonitor.org/massacre/Lalru-Bus-Massacre |website=KHALISTAN EXTREMISM MONITOR |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GUNMEN KILL 38 PASSENGERS ON CROWDED BUS IN INDIA |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/07/07/gunmen-kill-38-passengers-on-crowded-bus-in-india/4a06cc82-9ab5-4b50-94b6-9cf74e029842/ |access-date=26 January 2022 |agency=Washington post |date=7 July 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Terrorists Kill 38 Hindus In Punjab Bus Massacre |url=https://apnews.com/article/0efcba5ad8f087b9dbffbefbeac5fdfa |access-date=26 January 2022 |agency=associated press |date=7 July 1987}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[1991 Punjab killings]]

== References ==
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