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Hondh-Chillar gurdwara
The village gurdwara was burned during the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence.
Hondh-Chillar, Rewari · Haryana
Ruins
As documented: 2011Approximate locality
28.2797°, 76.6519° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Marker identifies the abandoned village, not a surveyed gurdwara parcel.
- Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
- No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
2 November 1984 AD
An attacking mob burned the gurdwara during the assault on Hondh-Chillar.
eventAttributed · further checking neededAn attacking mob burned the gurdwara during the assault on Hondh-Chillar.
Specific personal responsibility is not established here; no unverified list of named perpetrators is adopted.
- Sikh bodies seek probe ↗The Indian Express · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- India: Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs ↗Human Rights Watch · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Hondh-Chillar massacre — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed2 November 1984
- Sikh bodies seek probe ↗The Indian Express · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- India: Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs ↗Human Rights Watch · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Hondh-Chillar massacre — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededMob attacking Hondh-Chillar
- Sikh bodies seek probe ↗The Indian Express · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- India: Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs ↗Human Rights Watch · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Hondh-Chillar massacre — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Hondh-Chillar massacre — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
The 2011 report describes the ruined gurdwara.
- Sikh bodies seek probe ↗The Indian Express · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Sikh bodies seek probe ↗ · The Indian Express
2011 report describing ruined houses and gurdwara in Hondh and requests for investigation. This is not a court determination of each perpetrator.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - India: Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs ↗ · Human Rights Watch
25 April 2011: dated context for the 2 November 1984 attack on Hondh-Chillar. Gurdwara-specific damage is sourced separately.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Hondh-Chillar massacre — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct