[2] The train was carrying around 3,000-3,500 refugees from West Punjab[3] and was attacked 25 miles from Lahore by a mob of thousands of Muslims.
[7] A train carrying Hindu and Sikh refugees from West Punjab was headed for India.
[9] The troops which were escorting the train, consisting of 13 Hindu and 8 Muslim soldiers — reportedly fired upon the attackers and killed 78 of them.
[4] Initial reports put the number of dead at 340 and that of wounded at 250 as announced by the West Punjab government.
[2] G.D. Khosla states that “almost the entire body of passengers was killed”, and around 600 women and girls were abducted.