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Major Islamist Terrorist Attacks in India by Pakistan-Based Groups in the Post- 9/11 Period

Date
Incident
Place
Fatalities
Injured
Terrorist Group
Arms used
Headquarters of Terrorist Group Responsible

Support / Linkages of Terrorist Group

SF
C
T

September 17, 2001

SF personnel sleeping in the basement of a building attacked by two fidayeen (suicide terrorist).

Handwara, Kupwara district, J&K

9

0

1

11

LeT

Grenades

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

October 1, 2001

Attack on State Legislative Assembly Complex.

Srinagar, J&K

8

24

4

70

JeM

Explosives, guns

Central office – Islamabad

Command HQ- Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

ISI, Al Qaeda

October 18, 2001

Failed assassination attempt on Public Works Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar.

Failed assassination attempt on Rural Development Minister Ajay Sadhotra.

Baramulla district J&K

 

 

Baramulla district J&K

       

HM

Rifle grenades

 

 

 

 

Guns

Muzaffarabad, PoK.

ISI

October 22, 2001

Fidayeen attack on Indian Air Force base.

Awantipore, Pulwama district, J&K

0

2

4

2

LeT

Guns

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

November 30, 2001

Massacre

Galyot village, Udhampur, J&K

0

7

0

 

No conclusive identification

     

December 2, 2001

Attack on a marriage party.

Trinagal village, Udhampur

J&K

0

7

0

 

No conclusive identification

Guns

   

December 8, 2001

Suicide attack on SF convoy.

Azad Gunj, Baramulla, J&K

2

5

2

40 C, 7 SF

LeT

Rifles

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

December 13, 2001

Five terrorists attack India’s Parliament while it is in session.

Delhi

9

2

5

30

JeM

RDX/Grenades/AK Rifles

Central office – Islamabad

Command HQ- Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

ISI, Al Qaeda

December 31, 2001

Massacre

Mangnar Top, Poonch, J&K

0

6

0

1

No conclusive identification

     

January 20, 2002

Massacre

Behra, Poonch, J&K

0

11

0

3

LeT

 

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

January 22, 2002

Attack on the American Center.

Kolkata, West Bengal

4

0

0

17

ARCF/HuJI

AK rifles.

Pakistan, Bangladesh.

ARCF terminated.

ISI, Al Qaeda /

ISI, Al Qaeda

February 16, 2002

Massacre

Nirala, Rajouri district, J&K

0

8

0

6

LeT

AK Rifles

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

March 29, 2002

Suicide attack on Border Security Force camp

Kalakote, J&K

2

0

2

1

No conclusive identification

Grenades/Rifles

   

March 30, 2002

Suicide attack at Raghunath Temple

Jammu, J&K

3

4

0

20 C

LeT

Grenade, guns

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

April 8, 2002

Attack on a village

Dandli Dansal, Udhampur district, J&K

0

7

0

6

HM

Grenades/Rifles

Muzaffarabad

ISI

May 19, 2002

Fidayeen attack

Two SF camps at Chasana, Udhampur, J&K

4

0

1

7 SF

No conclusive identification

     

May 21, 2002

APHC leader Abdul Gani Lone assassinated

Eidgah grounds, Srinagar, J&K

1

1

0

7

No conclusive identification

Pistols/Hand Grenades

   

June 27, 2002

Massacre of a family

Foothills of Pirpanjal mountain range, J&K

0

5

0

0

No conclusive identification

     

July 13, 2002

Massacre

Kasim Nagar, Jammu, J&K

0

27

0

33C

LeT

AK rifles/ Grenades

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

August 6, 2002

Attack on Amarnath pilgrims

Pahalgam, J&K

0

8

0

32 C

No conclusive identification

     

August 23, 2002

Two massacres

Thanamandi and Manjakote, Rajouri district, J&K

0

10

0

0

LeT

 

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

September 6, 2002

Independent candidate in the Assembly elections killed

Handwara, Kupwara district, J&K

0

4

0

2

JuM

Rifles

Pakistan occupied Kashmir

ISI

September 11, 2002

Minister and candidate in the Assembly polls Mushtaq Ahmad Lone assassinated at a elections rally

Tikipora, Kupwara, J&K

3

1

0

5

Al-Aarifeen/

LeT

Guns

Muridke

ISI /

ISI, Al Qaeda

September 12, 2002

Defence Minister George Fernandes’s convoy attacked

Kupwara district, J&K

0

0

0

3

Al-Madeena Regiment

Rifles

Pakistan occupied Kashmir

ISI

September 24, 2002

Two terrorists attack the Akshardham temple of the Swaminarayan sect after storming it.

Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

1

32

2

74

Tehreek-e-Qisas

/LeT

Grenades/AK rifles

Unknown /

Muridke

ISI /

ISI / Al Qaeda

November 11, 2002

Attack on SFs

Jammu-Srinagar national Highway, J&K

8

0

0

6 SF

No conclusive identification

IED

   

November 22, 2002

Suicide attack on CRPF camp

Srinagar, J&K

6

0

2

9

Lashkar-e-Toiba

AK-56 rifles/ Grenades

Muridke

ISI / Al Qaeda

November 23, 2002

Explosion

Srinagar-Jammu national highway, at Lower Munda, south Kashmir, J&K

9

10

0

0

HM,

HuJI,

JuM

IED

Muzaffarabad /PoK

ISI/Al Qaeda

November 24, 2002

Raghunath Temple

Jammu, J&K

2

11

3

45

LeT

Grenades, guns

Muridke

ISI / Al Qaeda

December 20, 2002

Member of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Aziz Mir assassinated.

Near Pampore town, J&K

0

1

0

0

Save Kashmir Movement/

HM

Rifle

Muzaffarabad

ISI

January 31, 2003

Editor of a local news agency, News and Feature Alliance (NAFA), killed.

Press Enclave, Srinagar, J&K

0

1

0

0

HM

Rifle

Muzaffarabad

ISI

March 13, 2003

Bomb explosion onboard local train.

Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra

2

10

0

70

JeM/ Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)

Bomb

Central office – Islamabad

Command HQ- Muzaffarabad, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

SIMI - Aligarh

ISI/Al Qaeda

March 14, 2003

Lone fidayeen after failing to attack a muharram procession is believed to have panicked and opened fire when confronted by the SF personnel.

Poonch Town, J&K

2

3

1

8

LeT

Rifle

Muridke

ISI/Al Qaeda

March 16, 2003

In a joint operation, at least 50 terrorists attack a remote police post.

Ind village, Udhampur district, J&K

11

2

0

9

HM,

JuM,

TuM,

HuJI

AK Rifles/ Grenades

Muzaffarabad/Pakistan occupied Kashmir

ISI/Al Qaeda

March 23, 2002

Approximately 25 heavily armed terrorists dressed in police uniform attack Nadimarg village, 75km away from Srinagar, and disarm policemen guarding the village. Later, they fired indiscriminately.

Nadimarg village, Pulwama district, J&K

0

24

0

0

LeT

AK rifles

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

April 25, 2003

Two unidentified terrorists carry out a suicide attack on the Sector-11 headquarters of the Border Security Force (BSF).

Madar in the Bandipore area of Baramulla district, J&K

3

1

2

7

No conclusive identification

AK rifles

   

April 26, 2003

A group of fidayeen (suicide terrorists) attacks the local station of All India Radio.

Srinagar, J&K

2

0

3

8

Al-Madeena Regiment

Explosive-laden car, grenades, automatic rifles

Pakistan occupied Kashmir

ISI

June 28, 2003

Two fidayeen (suicide squad) terrorists attack an army installation at the Dogra Regiment camp.

Sunjwan on the outskirts of Jammu city.

12

0

2

7

LeT

Grenades, automatic rifles

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

July 21, 2003

Attack on

pilgrims

Banganga,

On way to Vaishnodevi

 

7

 

30

No conclusive identification

Grenades

   

July 22, 2003

Suicide attack on Army camp

Village Bangti in Akhnoor

8

0

3

12

LeT

Grenades, automatic rifles

Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

July 28, 2003

Bomb explosion in bus

Ghatkopar, Mumbai

 

3

 

34

SIMI

Bomb

Aligarh

ISI

August 25, 2003

Twin blasts

Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar, Mumbai

 

52

 

150

LeT, SIMI

Explosive devices

LeT-Muridke

ISI, Al Qaeda

September 6, 2003

Terrorists blow up a car laden with explosives when a small Army convoy passed by the spot.

Parimpora, outskirts of the capital city of Srinagar

 

7

 

32

HM

Explosives

Muzaffarabad/Pakistan occupied Kashmir

ISI, Al Qaeda

January 2, 2004

Suicide attack on railway station

Jammu

5

 

2

15

No conclusive identification

     

April 8, 2004

Attack on election rally

Uri, Baramulla district

11

58

No conclusive identification

AK-series

   

May 23, 2004

Attack on bus

Lower Munda, near Qazigund

19

11

   

No conclusive identification

IED

   

June 26, 2004

Attack on civilian targets in a village

village Teli Katha, Poonch district

 

12

   

No conclusive identification

AK-series

   

SF: Security Forces
C: Civilian
T: Terrorists
IED: Improvised Explosive Device
CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force

 

 

 

 

 
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