High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Bijbehara Massacre refers to a disputed incident between Kashmiri rebels and the Indian Army in the Indian state of Kashmir on October 22, 1993. The Indian Army was accused of arbitrarily firing on a crowd and killing 37 civilians in Bijbehara after protests erupted over the siege of the mosque in Hazratbal. India`s official version of events was that its army acted in self-defence when fired upon by militants. The United News of India and Press Trust of India reported this version of events.