Each and every word is true.
In April 1796 Sikhs massacred thousands Gossains and Naga Sadhus in Kumbh Mela documented by Eye witnesses Captain Thomas Hardwicke who stayed at Hardwar from April 1 to 19, and saw the whole affair with his own eyes.
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"Asi Hinduon nu bachaya si" has always been the hogwash. They kept the animosity against Hindus since their establishment of panth.
Raja Sahib Singh, Rae Singh, and Sher Singh were responsible for this massacre. The Raja was by nature vindictive and also suffered from
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fits of insanity. Rae Singh and Sher Singh held Jawalapur in their estates, and as this place was the entrance to Hardwar, it brought them a large income from the pilgrims.
The Gosains maintained an uncontested authority, till the arrival of about 14,000 Sikh horsemen,
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with their families. Raja Sahib Singh 21 years old misguided youth was their leader, while Rae Singh and Sher Singh Bhangis of Buriya and Jagadhri served under him as deputies. They were accompanied by a large number of Udasi followers of Guru Nanak’s son Sri Chand.
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The Sikhs encamped at Jawalapur. the Udasis came to Hardwar, selected a site for their camp on the bank of the Ganga,and without the permission of Gosain Mahant they pitched their tents and set up their flag. The Gosains felt offended for not having been consulted about the
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choice of the site.
The chief Udasis priest hurried to the Sikh camp at Jawalapur, and complained to Raja Sahib Singh. A Vakeel from Raja was sent to mahant to inform about the incident and the Mahant conveyed that the plundered material will be returned but then
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also the entire Sikh body was divided into numerous units, and each was assigned a certain place for attack on the pilgrims Then the slaughter began at 8 clock in the morning of 10th April all along the western banks of the river.
The situation was , however ,
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saved by Murray and Hardwicke, the English officers in the service of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah, who were encamped at Unjinee ghat near Bijnor
Accounts agree that the Fakeers lost about thousands men killed, among whom was one of their Mehants, or priests named MAUNPOOREE; and
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they had many wounded: of the Shikhs about twenty were killed, but
About Thousands Gossains Nagas sadhus were killed.
The Sikhs attacked numerous non-Sanyasi pilgrims (the Hindu devotees), looting them of their belongings
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