Tag: Maliana massacre

By Qurban Ali This year marks the 34th anniversary of the ghastly killings of Hashimpura Mohalla and Maliana village of Meerut district in which more than a hundred twenty Muslims were killed by the U.P.s notorious Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and other custodial killings of more than 12 Muslims in Meerut and Fatehgarh jails. There has been no justice even after three decades. The events that led to the horrendous Meerut riots in April-May-June, 1987 were as follows: On 14th April 1987 when the Nauchandi fair was in full bloom, communal...