Jallianwala massacre reported on April 13, 1919, emerged as a turning point of India’s modern history which left a permanent scar on Indo-British relations.
The British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar (now in Punjab state) of India, killing several hundred people and leaving hundreds of them wounded.
On the afternoon of April 13, around 10,000 men, women, and children gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh, which was nearly completely enclosed by walls and had only one exit.
British officer General Dyer and his soldiers arrived and sealed off the exit and without warning, his troops opened fire on the crowd, reportedly shooting hundreds of rounds until they ran out of ammunition. Although it is not clear how many people died in the bloodbath, but, according to one official report, an estimated 379 people were killed, and around 1,200 more were wounded. After ceasing the firing, the troops immediately withdrew from the place, leaving behind the dead and wounded.