On the afternoon of 25 May, tension mounted in Burunga and nearby villages over the arrival of Pakistani soldiers.

Priti Ranjan Chowdhury, the Headmaster of the Burunga High School, who was among the captives, along with Ranu Malakar, a Hindu youth, jumped out of the window.

At about noon, the Hindus were brought outside to the grounds from the school building and ninety of them were made to stand in three columns.

They were burst fired from three light machine guns, under the command of Captain Nur Uddin.

Ram Ranjan Bhattacharya, a prominent and influential lawyer at the Sylhet Judges Court who too was being held by the Pakistani forces, was let go.

A few Hindus, including Srinibas Chakraborty, Jitendra Baidya and Adhir Malakar, survived the massacre even after receiving multiple bullet wounds.