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1996 Amarnath Yatra tragedy

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During this period, there was unusually heavy snowfall along with severe blizzards along the yatra route. Nearly 242 yatris died due to exhaustion, exposure, freezing, and other factors. Over 263 dead bodies were found in and about the surroundings of the temple. The
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Due to the lack of activity by Harkat-ul-Ansar, the number of pilgrims in 1996 were higher than usual. Between, 21 and 25 August 1996 about one lakh (100,000) yatris were simultaneously moving either up or down between
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officer Nitish Sengupta, which was asked to inquire into various aspects of the tragedy and suggest measures and remedies to avoid recurrence of such incidents in future.
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In 1994-5 and 1998, the group again announced a ban on the annual Amarnath yatra. In 1996 the militants had assured that they would not interfere.
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The number of pilgrims in 1992 reached 50,000. The first attack against the pilgrims happened in 1993, the same year the Pakistan-based
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due to poor weather. The pilgrims were on the annual pilgrimage (
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government constituted a committee headed by the retired
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refers to the deaths of over 250 pilgrims in 1996 in
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Jammu and Kashmir
India
Yatra
Amarnath
33°27′N 76°14′E / 33.45°N 76.24°E / 33.45; 76.24
A Picture of pilgrims on route
Amarnath
Harkat-ul-Ansar
Babri Masjid
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National Conference
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