Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Acts, which granted the colonial administration repressive powers, were gunned down by British forces without any provocation in what became one of the most brutal turns in their occupation of India
13 April,2024 11:45 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The events leading up to the massacre began with 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
13 April,2024 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The massacre occurred in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, during a period of heightened tension and unrest in India, characterised by the nonviolent struggle for independence led by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress
13 April,2024 08:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The massacre occurred at Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, where thousands had come to peacefully protest British govt's repressive policies, especially the Rowlatt Act
13 April,2024 05:06 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
