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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: What happened on that fateful day in 1919
Updated On: 13 April, 2023 01:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Rowlatt Act, a repressive law passed by the British colonial government in 1919 that allowed them to imprison anyone suspected of sedition without trial, set the stage for the massacre
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Jallianwala bagh memorial in Amritsar. Pic/iStock
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred on April 13, 1919. It is one of the biggest massacres in the history of India during which British troops opened fire on a huge crowd of unarmed Indians in an open area known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab.
The Rowlatt Act, a repressive law passed by the British colonial government in 1919 that allowed them to imprison anyone suspected of sedition without trial, set the stage for the massacre. This act sparked widespread outrage throughout India, including in Punjab.
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