The bodies of Indian soldiers killed during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 were disposed of here.

During the 1857 Sepoy mutiny, many Indian soldiers revolted against the British.

They swam across the Ravi River to reach the town of Ajnala, now in Amritsar district.

Of them, 218 were killed by British soldiers at Dadian Sofian village near Ajnala.

The remaining 282 were stuffed in a small room, where many died of asphyxiation.