Map 9 · Conflict
Militant attacks in India, 2000–2019
- Region
- India, 2000–2019
- Data
- SATP major incidents, March 2000 to 2019, plus 43 checked additions.
- Rule
- Same rules and circle scale as maps 4 and 5. Reports of one attack within four days in the same district are merged, keeping the highest toll.
1,255 attacks killed 8,585 people between March 2000 and 2019, on the same scale as the 2021–2026 map. Maoist violence in the central and eastern forests and the insurgencies of Kashmir and the Northeast make up most of the toll; the largest single circles are the urban bombings and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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- The source records each attack as reported, often several times as tolls rise; reports of the same attack within four days in the same district were merged, keeping the highest toll.
- 43 attacks with five or more deaths that the source misses, such as the 2005 and 2008 Delhi bombings, were added from news reports. Final official tolls replace first reports for the 2006 Mumbai train bombings (209), 26/11 (166), the 2010 Dantewada ambush (76), the Gyaneshwari Express derailment (148) and Pulwama (40).
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1,255 attacks
| Western Railway trains, Mira-Bayandar to Borivli stationsMumbai, MaharashtraSeven bombs on Mumbai's Western Railway trains killed 190 people and injured 625; the perpetrator was not named. | 209 | |
| Taj Mahal Hotel, MumbaiMumbai, MaharashtraTen Lashkar-e-Taiba gunmen attacked hotels, a station, a hospital and a Jewish centre in Mumbai over three days, killing 166. | 166 | |
| Between Khemasoli and Sardiya stationsWest Midnapore, West BengalSuspected CPI-Maoist track blast derailed Gyaneshwari Express near Jhargram, killing at least 65 passengers and injuring about 150. | 148 | |
| Sonitpur, Chirang and KokrajharSonitpur, Chirang, Kokrajhar, AssamDNA reports 81 killed in Assam violence, with about 80 NDFB-IKS militants blamed for shooting 69 Adivasis on December 23. | 81 | |
| Johari Bazaar, Hanuman temple, Hawa Mahal, Badi Chaupad, Tripolia Bazaar and ChandpoleJaipur, RajasthanEight serial bombs in Jaipur's walled city killed at least 80 and wounded over 150; HuJI is suspected. | 80 | |
| Ganeshguri flyover, Dispur (plus multiple sites)Kamrup Metropolitan, AssamThirteen near-simultaneous blasts across Dispur, Guwahati and three other Assam districts killed 77 people. | 77 | |
| Chintalnar-Tarmetla village, Mukrana forestDantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoists blew up a CRPF vehicle near Chintalnar-Tarmetla in Dantewada, killing at least 70 personnel. | 76 | |
| Deewana near PanipatPanipat, HaryanaBombs in two coaches of the Delhi-Attari Samjhauta Express near Panipat killed 68 people, most of them Pakistani passengers. | 68 | |
| Paharganj, Sarojini Nagar market and GovindpuriNew Delhi, DelhiThree bombs went off within 30 minutes in two crowded Delhi markets and a bus two days before Diwali, killing 62 and injuring 210. | 62 | |
| Ranipotili village police base campBijapur, ChhattisgarhNearly 300 CPI-Maoist cadres attacked Ranipotili police camp in Bijapur, killing 54 including 15 Chhattisgarh Armed Force personnel. | 54 | |
| Gateway of India and Zaveri BazaarMumbai, MaharashtraTwin taxi bomb blasts at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai killed at least 50 people. | 50 | |
| Chingavaram, black-top road near SukmaDantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist IED blast blew up a bus at Chingavaram near Sukma in Dantewada, killing 44 people, including civilians and SPOs. | 44 | |
| Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat shop, KothiHyderabad, Andhra PradeshTwin timed bomb blasts at Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat in Hyderabad killed 42 and injured 50; no group claimed. | 42 | |
| Bada Kabristan and Mushawarat Chowk, Malegaon old cityNashik, MaharashtraThree bicycle-borne bombs exploded in Malegaon's old city on Shab-e-Baraat, killing forty people. | 40 | |
| Maninagar area, near civil hospital trauma centreAhmedabad, GujaratSerial bomb blasts across Ahmedabad killed 40 people and injured more than 100. | 40 | |
| Lethpora area, Srinagar-Jammu National HighwayPulwama, Jammu and KashmirJeM suicide VBIED attack on a CRPF convoy at Lethpora, Pulwama, killed at least 44 personnel and injured about two dozen. | 40 | |
| Chitrakonda reservoirMalkangiri, OdishaCPI-Maoists fired rockets at a police boat and ambushed survivors at Chitrakonda reservoir, killing 39 personnel. | 39 | |
| Chatisinghpura villageAnantnag, Jammu and KashmirSuspected Lashkar militants killed 36 Sikhs in Chatisinghpura village, Anantnag district, on March 21. | 36 | |
| Kaluchak cantonmentJammu, Jammu and KashmirFidayeen attack on the Kaluchak cantonment in Jammu killed 36 people, many of them women and children, with 48 injured. | 36 | |
| Kerkatta villageRajnandgaon, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist attacks in Rajnandgaon killed 36 police personnel, including SP Vinod Kumar Chaubey, with toll possibly rising. | 36 | |
| Karbi Anglong districtKarbi Anglong, AssamDeath toll from the March 24 Kuki Revolutionary Army attack rose to 34 Karbi tribals. | 34 | |
| Errabore camp; bodies near Gaganpalli villageDantewada, ChhattisgarhDeath toll in the Maoist attack on Errabore Salwa Judum camp rose to 33 after six kidnapped youths' bodies were found. | 33 | |
| J&K State Legislature ComplexSrinagar, Jammu and KashmirJeM suicide attack on Srinagar's Legislature Complex killed 32 victims, including eight SF personnel; four attackers also died; 70 injured. | 32 | |
| Akshardham temple, GandhinagarGandhinagar, GujaratHeavily armed terrorists stormed the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, killing 25 to 30 people. | 30 | |
| Lower Munda, near QazigundAnantnag, Jammu and KashmirHizbul Mujahideen IED on the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lower Munda killed at least 30, including 19 BSF personnel. | 30 | |
| Forest area near SadiyaTinsukia, AssamUnidentified terrorists killed 28 Hindi-speaking travellers in a forest near Sadiya, Assam; 14 injured. | 28 | |
| Darbha/Jiram valleySukma, ChhattisgarhAbout 250 Maoists ambushed a Congress convoy with a landmine and gunfire, killing Mahendra Karma, Nand Kumar Patel and 25 others. | 27 | |
| Pahalgam townAnantnag, Jammu and KashmirTwo terrorists attacked Amarnath pilgrims in Pahalgam town, killing 26 people including 18 pilgrims and four security personnel. | 26 | |
| Kamalnagar village and Krishnapur, Khowai subdivisionWest Tripura, TripuraSuspected ATTF terrorists killed 26 persons in two attacks at Kamalnagar and Krishnapur, Khowai subdivision, West Tripura. | 26 | |
| Gua forest areaWest Singhbhum, JharkhandMCC Naxalite landmine blasts in Gua forest killed 26 police personnel in West Singhbhum district. | 26 | |
| Dimapur railway station and Hong Kong Market areaDimapur, NagalandTwo IED blasts at Dimapur railway station and Hong Kong Market killed 26 people and injured over 100. | 26 | |
| Jhadha Ghati, near Dhudhai, Narayanpur-Orcha roadNarayanpur, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoists ambushed a CRPF 39 Battalion patrol at Jhadha Ghati, Narayanpur, killing at least 26 personnel. | 26 | |
| Burkapal village, Chintagufa police stationSukma, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist cadres attacked a CRPF 74th Battalion party near Burkapal in Sukma, killing 26 personnel. | 26 | |
| Karol Bagh, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash-I and India Gate areaNew Delhi, DelhiFive synchronised bomb blasts in crowded Delhi markets within half an hour killed about 26 people; Indian Mujahideen claimed them. | 26 | |
| Rajiv Nagar, near Qasim NagarJammu, Jammu and KashmirUnidentified terrorists disguised as pilgrims killed about 25 people, including 12 women and a child, at Rajiv Nagar, Jammu. | 25 | |
| Eklagoda village, Arabore police station areaDantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist landmine blast near Eklagoda village killed at least 25 tribals and injured 40 in Dantewada district. | 25 | |
| Mumbai blast sitesMumbai, MaharashtraThree bomb blasts in Mumbai (Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, Dadar) killed 26; Indian Mujahideen was blamed. | 25 | |
| Nandimarg village, near ShopianPhulwama, Jammu and KashmirTerrorists in police uniform killed at least 24 Kashmiri Pandits at Nandimarg village, Phulwama district. | 24 | |
| Various places in lower AssamMultiple (lower Assam), AssamSuspected NDFB and ULFA blasts across lower Assam killed 24 people and injured over 40 on October 2. | 24 | |
| Padeda village, near Panjor rivuletDantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist landmine blast with 100 kg explosives killed 24 security personnel, 22 CRPF and two state police, near Padeda, Dantewada. | 24 | |
| Silda SF campWest Midnapore, West BengalCPI-Maoists attacked an SF camp at Silda in West Midnapore with blasts and gunfire, killing at least 24 personnel, mostly EFR. | 24 | |
| Elampatti-Regadgatta forest near Errabore/Ukkapalli, KontaDantewada, ChhattisgarhAbout 300 Maoists ambushed a joint CRPF-police combing party, killing 24 personnel including an assistant commandant and six SPOs. | 24 | |
| Chakerchang and Mednartal villages, Sonai police station limitsCachar, AssamAlleged HPC terrorists abducted and killed at least 23 tribals from Cachar villages; bodies found near Mastul hills. | 23 | |
| Charchim, Kheroni police station areaKarbi Anglong, AssamSuspected Dimasa militants waylaid two buses at Charchim and slit throats of 23 Karbi people, including nine women. | 23 | |
| Miapur villageAurangabad, BiharRanvir Sena killed 22 people at Miapur village in Bihar's Aurangabad district on June 16. | 22 | |
| Dadgiri villageKokrajhar, AssamSuspected NDFB militants shot dead 22 civilians, mostly immigrant labourers, at Dadgiri village in Kokrajhar. | 22 | |
| Kulhan areaDoda, Jammu and KashmirTerrorists reportedly killed at least 22 Hindus, including women and children, in Kulhan area of Doda district. | 22 | |
| Sankat Mochan temple and Cantonment railway station, VaranasiVaranasi, Uttar PradeshThree serial bomb blasts at Sankat Mochan temple, Varanasi railway station and Shiv Ganga Express killed at least 21 civilians. | 21 | |
| MV-126 areaMalkangiri, OdishaCPI-Maoist landmine blast on an anti-landmine van killed 20 Orissa SOG personnel near Malkangiri. | 20 | |
| Zaveri BazarMumbai, MaharashtraMumbai serial blasts death toll rose to 20 when Ashok Bate, hurt in the Zaveri Bazar blast, died. | 20 |
Sources
- South Asia Terrorism Portal, Major incidents in India, 2021–2026; additions from news reports listed in the CSV.
- Place names: GeoNames gazetteer for Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia. Neighbouring countries: Natural Earth.
- District geometry: Blank Districts of Pakistan.svg by Abbasi786786 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); geoBoundaries IND ADM2 (Local Government Directory, 2021) and CHN ADM0, aligned to the Commons map.