History · 31 Aug 2026
India's State Investigation Agency (SIA) reopened its probe into the Wandhama massacre in August 2026, nearly three decades after the killings. Which one of the following statements about the Wandhama massacre is correct?
On August 25, 2026, the SIA formally reopened its investigation into the Wandhama massacre, nearly 28 years after the killings, as part of a wider set of cold-case probes into Kashmiri Pandit-targeted militancy-era violence.
UPSC frequently tests precise factual distinctions between multiple similar-sounding communal violence incidents from a single historical period rather than the mere fact that "a probe was reopened" - rewarding depth of static knowledge over headline recall.
The Wandhama massacre took place on January 25-26, 1998, in Ganderbal district, J&K, killing 23 Kashmiri Pandits. It was reopened for investigation by the SIA (not NIA) in August 2026 as part of a broader review of militancy-era cold cases.
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