Also known as the Amritsar massacre, thousands of people were fired upon by the British Indian Army soldiers at the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer.

Also known as the Amritsar massacre, thousands of people were fired upon by the British Indian Army soldiers at the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer. The General had ordered his troops to kneel and fire at the unarmed crowd of men, women and children. The troops surrounded the entire garden and covered all the entries and a few narrow exit points before opening fire at the dense crowd for around 10 minutes. The crowd included thousands of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims as well.

The total number of deaths occurred is disputed as the British Raj officials estimated that 379 people were killed and 1100, severely injured in the attack. However, according to the Indian National Congress, the casualty number is more than 1500 with 1000 killed. It was not only the shooting that killed the people. Several were killed in stampedes while fleeing the spot. Around 120 bodies were fished out from the well. Many wounded, who could not move died during night.