Mass murder in Amritsar (India - 1919 A.D)

Mass murder in Amritsar (India - 1919 A.D) - World History TimelineThe British instituted the anti-sedition Rowlatt Acts, which gave the government the power to imprison agitators without trial. Mohandas Gandhi called for a day of work stoppages and fasting throughout India. This call, however, led to demonstrations and rioting. On April 13th, British General Reginald Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on demonstrators at Amritsar in the Punjab of India. Three hundred and seventy-nine people were killed and nearly twelve-hundred were wounded. This marked a turning point for anti-British sentiments in India. From this point, public sympathy was firmly with the Nationalists who were demanding independence.