Sendia massacre
| Sendia massacre সেনদিয়া হত্যাকান্ড | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
| Location | Sendia, Faridpur, East Pakistan |
| Date | 20 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Light machine guns |
| Deaths | 127 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani army |
Sendia massacre (Bengali: সেনদিয়া হত্যাকান্ড) was a massacre of 127 unarmed Bengali Hindus in Sendia village in undivided Faridpur district on 20 May 1971 by the Pakistani Army. 127 Bengali Hindu men, women and children were killed in the massacre. The killers did not spare even the pregnant women, children or the elderly people. 76 out of the dead were women.