Chronology of terrorist incidents in India
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This is the chronology of terrorist incidents in India.
| Date | Incident | Fatalities | Injured | Status of case (Arrests made/ Cracked/ Verdict given) |
| 7 July 1987 | 1987 Punjab killings[1] | 34 | ||
| 15 June 1991 | 1991 Punjab killings[2] | 88 | ||
| March 12, 1993 | 1993 Bombay bombings[3][4] | 257 | 713 | |
| 30 December 1996 | Brahmaputra Mail train bombing | 33 | ||
| February 14, 1998 | Coimbatore bombings | 46 | verdict given | |
| December 22, 2000 | 2000 terrorist attack on Red Fort [5] | 3 | verdict given | |
| October 1, 2001 | 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly attack | 38 | ||
| December 13, 2001 | Attack on the parliament complex in New Delhi | 7 | verdict given | |
| May 13, 2002 | Jaunpur train crash[6] | 12 | 80 | |
| 6 December 2002 | 6 December 2002 Mumbai bus bombing[7] | 2 | ||
| 21 December 2002 | Kurnool train crash | 20 | 80 | |
| 10 September 2002 | Rafiganj rail disaster | 130 | ||
| September 24, 2002 | Terrorists attack the Akshardham temple in Gujarat | 31 | ||
| January 27, 2003 | 27 January 2003 Mumbai bombing[8] | 1 | ||
| March 13, 2003 | A terrorist bomb attack on a commuter train in Mumbai[9] | 11 | ||
| July 28, 2003 | 28 July 2003 Mumbai bus bombing [10] | 4 | 32 | |
| August 25, 2003 | Simultaneous car bombs in Mumbai | 52 | ||
| July 28, 2005 | Jaunpur train bombing[11] | 13 | 50 | |
| October 29, 2005 | Three powerful serial blasts in New Delhi at different places just two days before Hindu festival Deepawali[12] | 70 | ||
| March 7, 2006 | Three synchronized terrorist attacks in Varanasi in Shri Sankatmochan Mandir and Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station[13] | 21 | ||
| July 11, 2006 | Series of 7 train bombing during the evening rush hour in Mumbai | 209 | ||
| September 8, 2006 | Series of bomb blasts in the vicinity of a mosque in Malegaon, Maharashtra | 37 | 125 | |
| 18 February 2007 | Samjhauta Express bombings | 68 | ||
| May 18, 2007 | At least 13 people were killed, including 4 killed by the Indian police in the rioting that followed, in the bombing at Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad that took place during the Friday prayers | 13 | ||
| August 25, 2007 | Two blasts in Hyderabad's Lumbini park and a restaurant | 42 | ||
| October 11, 2007 | One blast at a shrine of a Sufi Muslim saint in the town of Ajmer[14] | 3 | ||
| October 14, 2007 | One blast in a movie theater in the town of Ludhiana on the Muslim holy day of Eid ul-Fitr[15] | 6 | ||
| November 24, 2007 | A series of near-simultaneous explosions at courthouse complexes in the cities of Lucknow, Varanasi, and Faizabad[16] | 16 | ||
| January 01, 2008 | Terror attack on CRPF camp in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh by Lashkar-e-Taiba,[17] | 8 | 5 | |
| May 13, 2008 | 9 bomb blasts along 6 areas in Jaipur | 63 | ||
| July 25, 2008 | 8 low intensity bomb blasts in Bangalore | 2 | 20 | arrests made |
| July 26, 2008 | 17 serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad | 29 | 110 | arrests made |
| September 13, 2008 | 5 bomb blasts in Delhi markets | 21 | 110 | |
| September 27, 2008 | Bombings at Mehrauli area 2 bomb blasts in Delhi flower market | 1 | 17 | |
| September 29, 2008 | 10 killed and 80 injured in bombings in Maharashtra (including Malegaon) and Gujarat bomb blasts | 10 | ||
| October 1, 2008 | Agartala bombing | 4 | 100 | |
| October 21, 2008 | Imphal bomb blast | 17 | 40 | |
| October 30, 2008 | Assam bomb blast | 77 | 300 | |
| November 26, 2008 | Coordinated attack in Mumbai[18][19] | 171 | 239 | arrests made |
| January 01, 2009 | 2009 Guwahati bombings[20] | 6 | 67 | |
| April 6, 2009 | 2009 Assam bombings[21] | 7 | 62 | |
| February 13, 2010 | 2010 Pune bombing[22] | 17 | 60 | |
| December 7, 2010 | 2010 Varanasi bombing[23] | 1 | 20 | |
| July 13, 2011 | 2011 Mumbai bombings | 18 (Figure as known around 1 pm on July 14, 2011) | 141 (Figure as known around 1 am on July 14, 2011) | |
| September 7, 2011 | 2011 Delhi bombings[24] | 10 (Figure as known around 02.05 pm on September 7, 2011) | 60 (Figure as known around 02.05 pm on September 7, 2011) |
[edit] See also
- Terrorism in India
- Terrorism in Mumbai
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Insurgency in Northeast India
- Punjab insurgency
- Naxalite violence
[edit] References
- ^ Hazarika, Sanjoy (July 8, 1987). "34 Hindus Killed In New Bus Raids; Sikhs Suspected". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/08/world/34-hindus-killed-in-new-bus-raids-sikhs-suspected.html. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Crossette, Barbara (June 16, 1991). "Extremists in India Kill 80 on 2 Trains As Voting Nears End". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/16/world/extremists-in-india-kill-80-on-2-trains-as-voting-nears-end.html. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Bomb Blasts in Mumbai, 1993-2006". Institute for Conflict Management. http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/database/mumbai_blast.htm. Retrieved on October 7, 2009
- ^ Monica Chadha (2006-09-12). "Victims await Mumbai 1993 blasts justice". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4777323.stm. Retrieved on October 7, 2009
- ^ http://in.rediff.com/news/redfort.htm
- ^ http://rediff.co.in/news/2002/may/26rail.htm
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/02mum.htm
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/27mum2.htm
- ^ name="reuters">TIMELINE: Major terrorist attacks in India since 2003
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jul/28blast.htm
- ^ "Explosives found on India train". BBC News. July 29, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4726737.stm. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ 55 killed in three blasts in Delhi
- ^ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/timeline-major-attacks-in-india/182107-3.html
- ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/13/asia/AS-India-Blasts-Glance.php
- ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/13/asia/AS-India-Blasts-Glance.php
- ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/13/asia/AS-India-Blasts-Glance.php
- ^ "LeT behind militants attack on CRPF camp in UP". The Times Of India. January 1, 2008. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-01/india/27761816_1_attack-on-crpf-camp-crpf-personnel-recruitment-camp.
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28003673/
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28026423/
- ^ "Politics/Nation". The Times Of India. January 1, 2009. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Serial_blasts_in_Guwahati_30_injured/articleshow/3922632.cms.
- ^ "Singh Condemns Blasts in Assam That Killed Seven, Injured 62". Bloomberg. April 6, 2009. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aV.sCW0rykG0&refer=india.
- ^ "9 confirmed dead, 45 injured in blast at Pune bakery". The Times Of India. February 14, 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/8-confirmed-dead-33-injured-in-blast-at-Pune-bakery/articleshow/5569873.cms.
- ^ Varanasi bomb blast kills toddler - CBC News, December 7, 2010
- ^ Powerful bomb blast outside Delhi High Court, 9 killed - Indian Express , September 7, 2011
