1983 Dhilwan bus massacre
1983 Dhilwan Bus massacre was a massacre of 6 Hindu by pro-Khalistan Sikh anti-Government militants. It occurred on 5 October 1983, when a bus going from Dhilwan in Kapurthala district to Jalandhar was attacked by Sikh militants in which six people were shot dead in Dhilwan in the northern state of Punjab, India.Objective
The goal of the terrorists behind the massacre was to drive out the million Hindus living in the state of Punjab and force the Sikhs living outside of the Punjab state to move in. This would have enabled the Sikh separatists to claim the Punjab state as a sovereign country of Khalistan.Aftermath
Due to the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab, the Congress led State government was dismissed and President's rule was imposed on the next evening post massacre.
