2001 Kishtwar massacres

A series of massacres of Pahari-Hindus in May–August 2001 by Islamic terrorists took place in the erstwhile Doda district (present-day Kishtwar district) of Jammu and Kashmir, India, wherein 43 Hindus were killed. The massacres took place at villages and temporary summer camps called dhoks in remote meadows used by local shepherds. The massacres were committed by members of Lashkar-e-Toiba, a Pakistan-based terrorist group. One massacre is believed to have been instigated by local Muslim shepherd tenants involved in a dispute over the pastures. The massacres triggered tensions across the Jammu region.