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Major Terrorist Attacks in India (2000-2006) a Profile IPCS Special Report 27 July 2006 MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACKS IN INDIA (2000-2006) A PROFILE Samrat Sinha Research Intern, IPCS 20 March 2000 terrorists dressed in paramilitary Massacre at Chattisinghpora, J&K uniforms entered Parliament in a car On the eve of President Clinton’s through the VIP gate of the building. visit, militants massacred 35 Sikhs in the village of Chattisinghpora.1 The The extent of the attack could have militants were dressed in Indian been worse because the car [which Army uniforms, a tactic which is had a Home Ministry label and a red now commonly used by the beacon light] was packed with 30 kg insurgents. No group claimed of RDX and containers with hand responsibility for the attack grenades.3 The militants used AK-47 rifles, and grenades for the attack. 1 October 2001 Investigations revealed that the Attack on J&K State Legislative terrorists’ aim was not only to kill Assembly, Srinagar important political figures but also to A car bomb exploded near the State create chaos inside Parliament and Assembly killing 38 people.2 The take hostages. bombing was followed by an armed assault into the Assembly premises Senior Ministers and over 200 by three armed terrorists. Members of Parliament were inside the Central Hall of Parliament when 13 December 2001 the attack took place. The attack also Attack on the Indian Parliament, led to a military standoff between New Delhi Pakistan and India [“Operation Militants attacked the Indian Parakram”]. Parliament in which nine policemen and parliament staffer were killed. 22 January 2002 All five terrorists were killed by the Attack on American cultural centre, security forces and were identified as Kolkata Pakistani nationals. The attack took Militants attacked an American place around 11:40 am (IST), minutes cultural centre in Kolkata killing at after both Houses of Parliament had least four police officers and injuring adjourned for the day. The suspected 21. Police arrested at least 50 suspects in the aftermath of the incident. The 1 Praveen Swami, “The massacre at Chattisinghpora,” Frontlne , Volume 17 - Issue 07, April. 01 - 14, 2000 2 Praveen Swami, “An Audacious Strike,” 3 Purnima S. Tripathi, “Terror in Parliament Frontline, Volume 18 - Issue 21, October 13 - House,” Frontline, Volume 18 - Issue 26, 26, 2001 December 22, 2001 - Jan. 04, 2002 INSTITUTE OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDES B-7/3, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 91-11-4100 1900 (Tel); 91-11-4165 2560 (Fax) Website: www.ipcs.org IPCS Special Report 27 July 2006 government accused Pakistan of 160.7 The first of the two blasts, involvement in the attack.4 several kilometres apart took place at 1.03 p.m. in the crowded Jhaveri 14 May 2002 Bazar, close to the temple of Massacre of family members of Mumbadevi. The second, four Army personnel, Kaluchak, J&K. minutes later, occurred in a pay-and- At least 30 persons, most of them park facility close to the famed members of families of Army Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal personnel, were killed and over 60 Hotel. The timing of the blasts and wounded in one of the militant the choice of locations were suicide attacks in Jammu on the apparently decided for causing the Kaluchak cantonment area.5 As a maximum damage. result of the attack security was beefed up at all cantonments around 24 September 2002 the country. Akshardham Temple Attack The siege of the Akshardham temple 21 May 2002 complex of the Swaminarayan sect Firing at Hurriyat meeting; Abdul ended after a commando operation. Ghani Lone killed, Srinagar The two terrorists who stormed it the Abdul Gani Lone, senior leader of previous evening were killed. A total the the separatist All-Parties of 29 individuals including 16 Hurriyat Conference was shot dead women and four children, were by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar, killed in the terrorist attack and 74 a day ahead of the visit of Prime were injured, a few of them Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to seriously.8 A National Security Kashmir valley.6 Shortly after the Guard commando was also killed assassination Indian intelligence and one critically wounded in the learned that three operatives, code- operation. Two State police named Abu Hadid, Abu Hamza and commandos lost their lives while Abu Rahel, carried out the execution. rescuing the people trapped in the The rally on May 21 was held to complex before the NSG men took commemorate the assassination of position. The Prevention of religious leader Mirwaiz Mohammad Terrorism Act court on July 1, 2006 Farooq by the Hizbul Mujahideen in awarded death sentence to three 1990. persons in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack case.9 25 August 2005 Twin Blasts, Mumbai 5 July 2005 Two powerful car-bomb explosions Attack on makeshift Ram temple, took place in South Mumbai killing Ayodhya at least 46 persons and injuring over Six heavily armed militants, who made an attempt to storm the high- security makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya were killed before they 4 Rahul Bedi and Jack Fairweather, “Gunmen kill five in attack on American offices,” The 7 Mahesh Vijapurkar, "46 killed as twin blasts Telegraph U.K, 23 January 2002. rock Mumbai," The Hindu, 26 August 2003 5 Luv Puri, “30 killed in Jammu suicide 8 Manas Dasgupta, “Temple siege ends,” The attack,” The Hindu,15 May 2002 Hindu, 26 September 2006 6 Praveen Swami, “The Killing of Lone,” 9 “Akshardham attack: 3 get death sentence” Frontline, Volume 19 - Issue 12, June 8-21, [http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jul/01aksha 2002 r.htm] 2 MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACKS IN INDIA: A PROFILE could reach the shrine. The attackers outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were came in an ambassador car at around arrested at New Delhi railway 9:00am, following an explosive-laden station by the Special Cell on jeep, which they rammed into the February 28, 2006. The police security barricade to breach the claimed to have recovered 3 cordon. While one militant who kilograms of RDX, two electronic rammed the jeep was killed, five detonators, two pistols, Bangladeshi others were killed in the encounter passports and fake Indian currency with security personnel from the worth Rs. 40,000 from them.12 CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] and PAC [Provincial Armed 18 October 2005 Constabulary].10 Ghulam Nabi Lone, Education Minister of J&K Killed, Srinagar A woman devotee was killed in the The Jammu and Kashmir Minister of crossfire while a tourist guide was State for Education Ghulam Nabi killed because of the explosion. The Lone was shot dead by a militant, driver of the ambassador car has while CPI (M) State secretary M.Y. been arrested and three security men Tarigami escaped unhurt in a similar were injured in the operation, which bid in the high-security Tulsi Bagh lasted nearly one-and-half-hours. area of Srinagar on October 18, 2005. Police sources said that the militants Two security guards and a civilian were disguised as devotees. The were also killed in the incidents, for consequences of a successful assault which the Islamic Front and Al- on the “makeshift” temple would Mansoorein had claimed have been catastrophic for responsibility.13 communal harmony. The attack was similar to the attack on the Jammu 29 October 2005 and Kashmir legislature in that a Blasts in New Delhi combination of suicide car-bombers At least 70 persons were killed and and conventional small-arms attack several injured in three powerful was used. serial explosions on the evening of October 29, 2005.14 While two bombs 29 July 2005 went off at busy marketplaces Jaunpur Train Explosion [Paharganj and Sarojini Nagar], one At least 10 people were killed and exploded inside a Delhi Transport more than 50 others injured in the Corporation bus [near Govindpuri]. explosion on the Shramjivi Express in Uttar Pradesh . Traces of the high No terrorist outfit has so far claimed explosive RDX had been found in the responsibility. The first explosion compartment where the blast took place around 5.25 p.m. at Chheh occurred.11 Two Bangladeshi Tuti Chowk in Paharganj, central nationals belonging to the banned Delhi, and the bus blast at 5.40 p.m. 12 Staff Reporter, “Alleged Bangladeshi 10 Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, “ In search of militants held at New Delhi station,” The answers,” Frontline, Volume 22 - Issue 15, Hindu, 28 February 2006 July16 - 29, 2005 13 Shujaat Bukhari, “J&K Minister Lone shot 11“Explosives found on India train” dead,” The Hindu, 19 October 2005. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/472673 14 Staff Reporter, “Serial blasts kill 70 persons 7.stm] in Delhi,” The Hindu, 29 October 2005. 3 INSTITUTE OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDES B-7/3, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 91-11-4100 1900 (Tel); 91-11-4165 2560 (Fax) IPCS Special Report 27 July 2006 at Govindpuri in South Delhi and the in the city, including in a restaurant third and most powerful one at 5.45 frequented by foreigners. p.m. at the Sarojini Nagar market in South-West Delhi. An explosive A mastermind of the Varanasi blasts device was defused outside the State and five of his accomplices were Bank of Bikaner at Chandni Chowk arrested on the April 6, 2006 by the in the Old City area. Chargesheets Uttar Pradesh police. A module of were eventually filed against Tariq the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul- Ahmed Dar and Rafiq Shah in this Jehadi-Islamia (HuJI) was also case.15 discovered. Wali Ullah and his associates were arrested from 28 December 2005 different parts of the state and a large Attack on the Indian Institute of quantity of arms and ammunition Science, Bangalore recovered from them.18 A senior scientist from New Delhi was killed and at least five persons 1 May 2006 were injured when assailants opened Massacre of Hindus and Gujjars, fire and lobbed grenades at the Doda & Udhampur, J&K Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) 35 Hindu villagers were killed in two Suspected terrorists of the Lakshar-e- separate terrorist attacks in the Taiba barged into the prestigious districts of Doda and Udhampur.
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