▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁population ▁of ▁Gal imp ur ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Syl het ▁by ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁army ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Gal imp ur ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁K ush i ara ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Bal agan j ▁police ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Syl het . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁vill agers ▁of ▁Gal imp ur ▁had ▁an ▁alter cation ▁with ▁the ▁vill agers ▁of ▁nearby ▁Ball ab h pur ▁regarding ▁the ▁har vest ing ▁of ▁c rop . ▁The ▁two ▁parties ▁were ▁called ▁to ▁a ▁village ▁court ▁where ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁settled . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁May , ▁Mad rich h ▁Ali ▁of ▁nearby ▁F az il pur ▁arrived ▁at ▁Gal imp ur ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁associ ates . ▁He ▁explained ▁to ▁the ▁vill agers ▁that ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁army ▁camp ing ▁at ▁Sher pur ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁know ▁of ▁the ▁dispute . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Gal imp ur ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁saved ▁from ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁army ▁only ▁if ▁they ▁pay ▁enough ▁money . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁of ▁Gal imp ur ▁were ▁ext orted ▁of ▁two ▁thousand ▁five ▁hundred ▁ru pe es ▁in ▁this ▁manner . ▁ ▁Kill ings ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁May , ▁at ▁around ▁ 2 ▁P . M ., ▁the ▁Pak ist