Map 9b · Conflict
Militant attacks in India, 2005–2014
- Region
- India, 2005–2014
- Data
- SATP major incidents, January 2005 to 25 May 2014, plus 22 attacks it misses, from news reports.
- Rule
- Same rules and circle scale as map 9. Starts after the PWG and MCC merged into CPI-Maoist; ends the day before the BJP government took office.
564 attacks between January 2005 and May 2014 killed 4,446 people. The People’s War Group and the Maoist Communist Centre merged into CPI-Maoist in September 2004, and Maoist violence in the central and eastern forests peaked in 2009–2010 with the Dantewada ambush and the Gyaneshwari Express derailment. The same years brought a wave of bombings in the cities, from Delhi in 2005 through the Mumbai train bombings and the November 2008 Mumbai attacks to Hyderabad in 2013. The list is the South Asia Terrorism Portal’s record of major incidents in India, those with three or more deaths, with reports of one attack in the same district within four days merged. Attacks launched by militants are kept; security-force operations, encounters started by troops, firing across the Line of Control, riots and fighting between militant groups are left out. Circle area is people killed, not counting the attackers, on the same scale as every other attack map in the atlas.
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Who was blamed
| Group | Attacks | Killed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maoists | 298 | 2,173 | 49% |
| Unclaimed or unidentified | 91 | 967 | 22% |
| Northeast armed groups | 124 | 693 | 16% |
| Jihadist groups elsewhere | 11 | 406 | 9% |
| Kashmir militant groups | 40 | 207 | 5% |
Deadliest attacks
| Date | Place | Blamed on | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-11 | Western Railway trains, Mira-Bayandar to Borivli stations Mumbai, Maharashtra | unknown | 209 |
| 2008-11-26 | Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra | Lashkar-e-Taiba | 166 |
| 2010-05-28 | Between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal | CPI-Maoist (suspected) | 148 |
| 2008-05-13 | Johari Bazaar, Hanuman temple, Hawa Mahal, Badi Chaupad, Tripolia Bazaar and Chandpole Jaipur, Rajasthan | HuJI | 80 |
| 2008-10-30 | Ganeshguri flyover, Dispur (plus multiple sites) Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam | unknown | 77 |
| 2010-04-06 | Chintalnar-Tarmetla village, Mukrana forest Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh | CPI-Maoist | 76 |
| 2007-02-18 | Deewana near Panipat Panipat, Haryana | unknown | 68 |
| 2005-10-29 | Paharganj, Sarojini Nagar market and Govindpuri New Delhi, Delhi | Lashkar-e-Taiba | 62 |
| 2007-03-15 | Ranipotili village police base camp Bijapur, Chhattisgarh | CPI-Maoist | 54 |
| 2010-05-17 | Chingavaram, black-top road near Sukma Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh | CPI-Maoist | 44 |
| 2007-08-25 | Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat shop, Kothi Hydrabad, Andhra Pradesh | unknown | 42 |
| 2006-09-08 | Bada Kabristan and Mushawarat Chowk, Malegaon old city Nashik, Maharashtra | unknown | 40 |
By state
| State | Attacks | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Chhattisgarh | 111 | 935 |
| Maharashtra | 28 | 616 |
| Assam | 92 | 602 |
| Jharkhand | 67 | 402 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 74 | 381 |
| West Bengal | 25 | 268 |
| Bihar | 44 | 240 |
| Manipur | 42 | 228 |
| Odisha | 23 | 158 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 15 | 116 |
- Attacks with one or two deaths are mostly missing from the source list, so the map undercounts the total toll.
- A group is named only when it claimed the attack or was blamed in the report.
- Final official tolls replace first reports for the largest attacks, such as the 2006 Mumbai train bombings (209), 26/11 (166) and Pulwama (40). Attacks SATP misses with five or more deaths were added from news reports and are marked in the CSV.
- The period ends on 25 May 2014; attacks from the next day are on the 2014–2020 map.
All attacks
Every attack on the map. Select a row to find it on the plate.
564 attacks
| Mumbai trains, Jul 2006Western Railway trains, Mira-Bayandar to Borivli stations, Mumbai, MaharashtraSeven bombs on Mumbai's Western Railway trains killed 190 people and injured 625; the perpetrator was not named. | 209 | |
| Mumbai, Nov 2008Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, MaharashtraTen Lashkar-e-Taiba gunmen attacked hotels, a station, a hospital and a Jewish centre in Mumbai over three days, killing 166. | 166 | |
| Gyaneshwari Express, 2010Between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations, Paschim Medinipur, West BengalSuspected CPI-Maoist track blast derailed Gyaneshwari Express near Jhargram, killing at least 65 passengers and injuring about 150. | 148 | |
| Jaipur blasts, May 2008Johari Bazaar, Hanuman temple, Hawa Mahal, Badi Chaupad, Tripolia Bazaar and Chandpole, Jaipur, RajasthanEight serial bombs in Jaipur's walled city killed at least 80 and wounded over 150; HuJI is suspected. | 80 | |
| Assam serial blasts, Oct 2008Ganeshguri flyover, Dispur (plus multiple sites), Kamrup Metropolitan, AssamThirteen near-simultaneous blasts across Dispur, Guwahati and three other Assam districts killed 77 people. | 77 | |
| Dantewada ambush, Apr 2010Chintalnar-Tarmetla village, Mukrana forest, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoists blew up a CRPF vehicle near Chintalnar-Tarmetla in Dantewada, killing at least 70 personnel. | 76 | |
| Samjhauta Express, 2007Deewana near Panipat, Panipat, 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 | |
| Chingavaram, black-top road near SukmaDakshin Bastar Dantewada, 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, KothiHydrabad, 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 centreAhmadabad, GujaratSerial bomb blasts across Ahmedabad killed 40 people and injured more than 100. | 40 | |
| Chitrakonda reservoirMalkangiri, OdishaCPI-Maoists fired rockets at a police boat and ambushed survivors at Chitrakonda reservoir, killing 39 personnel. | 39 | |
| Kerkatta villageRajnandgaon, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist attacks in Rajnandgaon killed 36 police personnel, including SP Vinod Kumar Chaubey, with toll possibly rising. | 36 | |
| Errabore camp; bodies near Gaganpalli villageDakshin Bastar Dantewada, ChhattisgarhDeath toll in the Maoist attack on Errabore Salwa Judum camp rose to 33 after six kidnapped youths' bodies were found. | 33 | |
| Darbha/Jiram valleyDakshin Bastar Dantewada, ChhattisgarhAbout 250 Maoists ambushed a Congress convoy with a landmine and gunfire, killing Mahendra Karma, Nand Kumar Patel and 25 others. | 27 | |
| Karol Bagh, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash-I and India Gate areaCentral, DelhiFive synchronised bomb blasts in crowded Delhi markets within half an hour killed about 26 people; Indian Mujahideen claimed them. | 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 | |
| Eklagoda village, Arabore police station areaDakshin Bastar Dantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist landmine blast near Eklagoda village killed at least 25 tribals and injured 40 in Dantewada district. | 25 | |
| Mumbai blast sitesMumbai Suburban, MaharashtraThree bomb blasts in Mumbai (Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, Dadar) killed 26; Indian Mujahideen was blamed. | 25 | |
| Padeda village, near Panjor rivuletDakshin Bastar Dantewada, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist landmine blast with 100 kg explosives killed 24 security personnel, 22 CRPF and two state police, near Padeda, Dantewada. | 24 | |
| Elampatti-Regadgatta forest near Errabore/Ukkapalli, KontaDakshin Bastar Dantewada, ChhattisgarhAbout 300 Maoists ambushed a joint CRPF-police combing party, killing 24 personnel including an assistant commandant and six SPOs. | 24 | |
| Silda SF campPaschim Medinipur, West BengalCPI-Maoists attacked an SF camp at Silda in West Midnapore with blasts and gunfire, killing at least 24 personnel, mostly EFR. | 24 | |
| Charchim, Kheroni police station areaKarbi Anglong East, AssamSuspected Dimasa militants waylaid two buses at Charchim and slit throats of 23 Karbi people, including nine women. | 23 | |
| 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 | |
| Chilkhari villageGiridih, JharkhandCPI-Maoist claimed the Chilkhari village massacre in Giridih that killed 18, including Babulal Marandi's son. | 18 | |
| Dense forests near LaheriGadchiroli, MaharashtraCPI-Maoist ambush in dense forests near Laheri killed at least 18 policemen, including an SI, with about 15 Maoists also killed. | 18 | |
| Belsiri railway stationSonitpur, AssamNDFB anti-talks militants killed 18 people, including 13 Hindi-speaking passengers, in four attacks in Assam. | 18 | |
| Ragailong gate, ImphalImphal East, ManipurA two-wheeler bomb exploded near the Ragailong gate in Imphal, killing at least 17 people and injuring over 30. | 17 | |
| Marketplace in front of a Government school, Pulwama townshipPulwama, Jammu and KashmirExplosives-laden car blew up at a Pulwama marketplace, killing at least 16 including 13 civilians and three CRPF officers. | 16 | |
| JouzangtekTamenglong, ManipurMilitants ambushed Indian Reserve Battalion personnel at Jouzangtek, Tamenglong, killing 16. | 16 | |
| Near Pamedu police stationBijapur, ChhattisgarhAbout 100 CPI-Maoists triggered a landmine and ambushed a police party near Pamedu, killing 16 policemen including six CRPF. | 16 | |
| Markegaon, Hatti Tola hills (Dhanora-Murumgaon road)Gadchiroli, MaharashtraMaoists ambushed a 16-man police party clearing a felled-tree roadblock, killing all 16 including five women constables. | 16 | |
| Amosi Bharen Diara villageKhagaria, BiharAround 100 suspected CPI-Maoists attacked Amosi Bharen Diara village in Khagaria, shooting dead 16 civilians including five children. | 16 | |
| Jeeram Ghati, SukmaSukma, ChhattisgarhCPI-Maoist ambush near Jeeram Ghati in Sukma killed 15 security personnel and a civilian, injuring three. | 16 | |
| Bhelbadari villageGiridih, JharkhandCPI-Maoist attack on Bhelbadari village, Giridih, killed 15 civilians; six others were injured. | 15 | |
| Khoirok LamkaiKangpokpi, ManipurMilitants ambushed security personnel returning from election duty at Khoirok Lamkai, killing at least 15. | 15 | |
| Court premises in Varanasi, Faizabad and LucknowVaranasi, Uttar PradeshNear-simultaneous blasts targeting lawyers at court premises in Varanasi, Faizabad and Lucknow killed 15; HuJI suspected. | 15 | |
| Forest area of Morke villageGadchiroli, MaharashtraCPI-Maoists ambushed a police patrol at Morke village, killing 15 policemen including a sub-inspector. | 15 | |
| Enayetpur party officePaschim Medinipur, West BengalCPI-Maoist assault on a CPI-M party office at Enayetpur near Lalgarh left at least 15 dead, mostly party workers. | 15 | |
| Gate 5, Delhi High Court, Sher Shah RoadCentral, DelhiBriefcase bomb exploded outside Gate 5 of the Delhi High Court at peak visiting hour, killing 15 and injuring 79. | 15 | |
| DilsukhnagarHydrabad, Andhra PradeshTwin bomb blasts in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, killed 15 people and injured 119. | 15 | |
| Chauldhuwa, Behali reserve forestSonitpur, AssamTani Land National Liberation Tigers claimed the January 29 Behali reserve forest attack at Chauldhuwa that killed 15 people. | 15 | |
| KanchkirBokaro, JharkhandSuspected CPI-Maoist landmine blast on a Jharkhand STF vehicle at Kanchkir killed 14 police personnel. | 14 | |
| Police Training School, district armoury and police station, DaspallaNayagarh, OdishaAbout 500 CPI-Maoists attacked a police training school, armoury and police station at Daspalla, killing 13 policemen and a civilian. | 14 | |
| Shramjeevi Express near JaunpurJaunpur, Uttar PradeshRDX bomb planted in a toilet of a Shramjeevi Express coach exploded near Jaunpur, killing 13 passengers and wounding about 60. | 13 |
Sources
- South Asia Terrorism Portal, Major incidents of terrorism-related violence in India, 2000–2020 (satp.org); attacks it misses added from news reports, each marked 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.