List of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir

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Separatist militant insurgency in Kashmir since 1989 has caused several terrorist attacks and incidents within the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2]

Security personnel deaths 6413
Civilian deaths 14930
Militant deaths 23386
Total 44729[3]Template:Update inline
Data from Ministry of Home Affairs

List

Year Date Incident Perpetrators Deaths Ref State government Central government
1989 14 September Assassination of BJP leader and Lawyer Tika Lal Taploo. Anti-Pandit militants 1 [4] Farooq Abdullah

(JKNC)

Rajiv Gandhi (INC)
4 November Assassination of retired Judge Nilkanth Ganjoo. JKLF 1
1990 13 February Assassination of Lassa Kaul (Director of Doordarshan) Anti-Pandit militants 1 [5][6] V. P. Singh

(Janata Dal)

6 April Assassination of CEO of Hindustan Machine Tools H. L. Khera. JKLF 2
Assassination of Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Mushir-u-Haq.
1 May Assassination of Sarwanand Koul Premi and his son. Anti-Pandit militants 2
21 May Assassination of Imam Mohammad Farooq Shah. Hizbul Mujahideen 1
1990–1991 Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus Anti-Hindu and Anti India militants 217-228 Template:Sfn[7] Dissolved

(Jagmohan Malhotra)

Chandra Shekhar

(SJPR)

P. V. Narasimha Rao

(INC)

1994 29 March Assassination of Lt Gen E. W. Fernandes and other Indian Army officers. Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen 15 [8][5] Dissolved

(Gen K. V. Krishna Rao)

P. V. Narasimha Rao

(INC)

1995 26 January Assassination attempt on Governor Lt Gen K. V. Krishna Rao. Hizbul Mujahideen

Lashkar-e-Taiba

8 [9]
20 July Bomb Explosion in Jammu 20 [10]
1998 26 January Wandhama massacre 23 Farooq Abdullah

(JKNC)

Inder Kumar Gujral

(INC)

17 April Prankote massacre 29 Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(BJP)

21 April Thub Village massacre 13
19 June Chapnari massacre 25
3 August Chamba massacre 35
1999 7 September Assassination of BJP Candidate Haider Noorani[11] 1 [11]
3 November Suicide attack at Badami Bagh cantonment 10 [12]
24 December Suicide bomber attack on JnK Special Operations group police officers Lashkar-e-Taiba 12 [10]
2000 7 January Attack on the Meteorological Center, Srinagar. 4 [5]
20 March Chittisinghpura massacre Lashkar-e-Taiba 35
15 May Assassination of Minister for Power, Gulam Hasan Bhat Hizbul Mujahideen 5
August 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre 62 [13]
3 November Assassination of Aga Syed Mehdi in a landmine explosion 6 [14]
25 December Attack on Army HQ Badami Bagh, Srinagar 9 [5]
2001 9 February Suicide bomber attack on JnK police control room Al-Umar-Mujahideen 12
10 February 2001 Kot Charwal massacre Lashkar-e-Taiba 15
2 March Ambush on police personnel in Rajouri 17
8 June Grenade explosion in Charar-e-Sharief shrine. 4
20 July Amarnath Massacre 8 [15]
21 July Doda Massacre 16 [5]
2-3 August 2001 Kishtwar massacre Lashkar-e-Taiba 15
7 August Jammu Railway Station shootout 13 [16][17]
29 August Anantnag bus attack 9 [5]
1 October Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly car bombing Jaish-e-Mohammed 36
2002 20 January Poonch massacre Lashkar-e-Taiba 11
30 March First Raghunath temple attacks 11
14 May 2002 Kaluchak massacre 31 [18]
21 March Assassination of Abdul Ghani Lone 1 [19]
13 July 2002 Qasim Nagar massacre 25
6 August 2002 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre 11
11 September Assassination of Mushtaq Lone, State Law Minister 3 [20] Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

(JKPDP)

11 November IED blast on the Jammu Srinagar national highway 8 [5]
22 November IED blast in Srinagar Lashkar-e-Taiba 6
23 November IED blast at Lower Munda on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. 19
24 November Secoind Raghunath temple attacks Lashkar-e-Taiba 14
5 December Assassination of Ghulam Mohiuddin Lone, brother of Mushtaq Lone. 1
20 December Assassination of Abdul Aziz Mir 1
2003 28 January Assassination of Farooq Ahmed Kuchchay, NC politician Hizbul Mujahideen 2
14 March Suicide attack on Muharram procession in Poonch 4
16 March Attack on remote police post 11
23 March Nadimarg massacre Lashkar-e-Taiba 24 [21]
22 April Landmine blast in Udhampur 6 [5]
19 May Massacre in form of beheading in Rajouri Jaish-e-Mohammed 6
26 May Ambush at the house of a Village Defence Committee member 5
28 June Suicide attack at Sunjwan military base 12
22 July Suicide attack at the Akhnoor army base, killing one Brigadier 8
13 September Ambush on the car of political leader Mohammad Yusuf Parray 3 [22]
2004 2 January Suicide attack at the Jammu Railway Station 4 [23]
3 March Suicide attack at the Court complex in Jammu 7
9 March Suicide attack at the PIB of the GOI 2
Suicide attack on Directorate of Information of the Govt of JnK
8 April Attack at a PDP political rally in Uri 11 [24]
23 May IED explosion at the Jammu-Srinagar Highway 30 [5] Manmohan Singh

(INC)

26 June Terrorist attack in Surankote 12
2 July Attack on the convoy of MP, Choudhury Lal Singh 6 [25]
19 July Assassination attempt on Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma 6 [26]
28 July Overnight gunfight at the paramilitary base on the banks of Dal lake 5 [5][27]
4 August Ambush at CRPF camp 9 [23]
5 December IED explosion in Pulwama 10 [5]
2005 7 January Suicide attack on Income tax office, Srinagar 3-5 [23][28]
24 February Suicide attack at Divisional Commissioners office 6 [5]
12 May Grenade attack in a school in Srinagar 2 [29]
13 June Explosives-laden car detonates in Pulwama 13 [5]
24 June Bus boarded by security personnel attacked by bomb in Srinagar 9 [30]
19 July Attack at a village in Udhampur Lashkar-e-Taiba 6 [5]
20 July Suicide attack on Army vehicle in Srinagar 5
9 September 3 Families attacked in Udhampur 6
10 September Attack on an Army convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway 5
10 October Four families attacked in Rajouri Hizbul Mujahideen 10
18 October Assassination of Dr. Ghulam Nabi Lone, Minister for Education Islamic Front 4 [23]
2 November Suicide attack near the residence of outgoing CM Mufti Md Sayeed 10
14 November Suicide attack at a business hub in Srinagar Islamic Front 4 Ghulam Nabi Azad

(INC)

15 November Assassination attempt on PDP leader Ghulam Hassan Mir 3-6 [31]
16 November Assassination attempt on Minister Usman Majeed 4 [5]
2006 23 January Gunfight with special operations group 4
9 April Terrorists kill a family of 3 in Udhampur 3
14 April Serial grenade blasts in Srinagar 5
1 May Doda massacre Lashkar-e-Taiba 57
21 May Attack on the Rally of CM Ghulam Nabi Azad 6-7 [32]
25 May Grenade attack in Srinagar 8 [5]
12 June Attack on Laborers in Anantnag 9
30 June Assassination of Ghulam Nabi Dar, NC leader in Kulgam 7 [33]
11 July Grenade attack in Srinagar Lashkar-e-Taiba 8 [5]
10 November Grenade attack in Pulwama 6
2007 8 February Ambush on Security Patrol in Pulwama 5
30 March Attack on laborers in Rajouri 5
29 July Attack on a civilian bus near Shalimar Garden 6
17 August IED blast near Security forces in Awantipora 5
11 October IED blast in Baramullah Hizbul Mujahideen 7
2008 13 June Ambush on Army personnel Lashkar-e-Taiba 5
4 July Ambush on Army personnel in Kupwara 5
19 July IED blast in an Army bus in Srinagar Hizbul Mujahideen 10 Dissolved

(Narinder Nath Vohra)

24 July Grenade attack in Srinagar 5
Attack on the house of a surrendered militant Hizbul Mujahideen 4
27 August Suicide attack in Kenachak 11
2009 21 April IED blast in Poonch 5 Omar Abdullah

(JKNC)

12 September IED blast in Central Jail in Srinagar 3
30 December Shootout on CRPF vehicles Hizbul Mujahideen 4
2010 16 March Attack on civilians in Srinagar 6
2013 24 June Ambush on Army personnel in Srinagar Hizbul Mujahideen 8 [12]
26 September Twin suicide attacks in Kathua 13 [34][5]
2014 28 March Truck Hijacking in Kathua Lashkar-e-Taiba 6
7 April Landmine explosion in Baranda Mor 3
13 August Attack in Pulwama before new Prime Minister's visit 3 Narendra Modi

(BJP)

27 November Suicide attack in Arnia Lashkar-e-Taiba 10 [12]
5 December Suicide attack on Army personnel in Uri 17
2015 20 March Suicide attack in a Kathua police station 6 Dissolved

(Narinder Nath Vohra)

6 April A militant attack in Shopian District 3 [34] Mehbooba Mufti

(JKPDP)

2016 2 January 2016 Pathankot Airbase attack Jaish-e-Mohammed 12
17 August Ambush on Military convoy in Baramullah 3
18 September 2016 Uri attack Jaish-e-Mohammed 24
29 November Suicide attack on Military personnel in Nagrota 7
2017 23 February Attack on a Patrol party in Shopian 4
1 May Ambush on a Bank Van in Kulgam 7
16 June Ambush on Military convoy in Anantnag Lashkar-e-Taiba 6
10 July 2017 Amarnath Yatra massacre 8
26 August Suicide attack on Security forces in Pulwama 8
21 September Assassination attempt on PDP leader Naeem Akhtar Hizbul Mujahideen 3
2018 6 January IED blast in Sopore 4
10 February Suicide attack on Sunjuwan Military Station People's Anti-Fascist Front 9
29 August Militant attack at Arhama in Shopian District 4 Dissolved

(Satya Pal Malik)

21 October Attack at Laroo village in Kulgam 15
2019 14 February 2019 Pulwama attack Jaish-e-Mohammed 41
12 June Ambush on Security forces in a school in Anantnag Al-Umar-Mujahideen 5
29 October Attack on Bengali laboureres 5
2020 4 May Attack on CRPF patrol 4
8 July Assassination of BJP leader Wasim Ahmad Bari 3 G. C. Murmu
29 October Attack on BJP workers The Resistance Front 3 Manoj Sinha
2021 12 December Ambush on police vehicle in Srinagar Jaish-e-Mohammed 3
2022 11 August Foiled suicide attack in Rajouri People's Anti-Fascist Front 5
2023 1 January Attack on civilians in Rajouri 4
20 April Ambush on army vehicle in Poonch People's Anti-Fascist Front 5
5 May IED blast in Rajouri People's Anti-Fascist Front 5
21 December Ambush on Army vehicle 5
2024 9 June 2024 Reasi attack The Resistance Front 9
9 July Attack on Army convoy in Kathua 5 [35]
4 November Grenade attack on Lal Chowk, Srinagar Lashkar-e-Taiba 0 (12 injured) [36]
2025 22 April 2025 Pahalgam attack Lashkar-e-Taiba 28 [37]

References

  1. ↑ [{{{url}}} Kashmir: History, Politics, Representation]. Cambridge University Press.
  2. ↑ From scholars into militants: Educated Kashmiri youths are joining an anti-India insurgency(28 March 2019).
  3. ↑ datasheet-terrorist-attack-reference-data. www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  4. ↑ The Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. www.efsas.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 Major incidents of terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir. www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  6. ↑ SC upholds life sentence for killer of Mirwaiz's father - Times Of In…. archive.ph(2013-02-16). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ↑ Template:Harvnb
  8. ↑ Army general among 15 killed in arsenal explosion - UPI Archives. UPI. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  9. ↑ 1995 Jammu blasts: SC holds Hizbul operative guilty. The Hindu(2015-07-02). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jammu and Kashmir Timeline - Years: 1931-1999. www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 BBC News | South Asia | BJP loses second candidate in Kashmir. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 A timeline of major attacks on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The Hindu(2019-02-14). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  13. ↑ Night of massacres leaves 105 dead in valley. Army out in Jammu. Central team in Srinagar. Tribune India(3 August 2000). Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  14. ↑ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News. www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  15. ↑ "Amarnath Yatra devotees have faced repeated terror attacks: Here's the blood-soaked history of pilgrimage", First Post, 11 July 2017.
  16. ↑ 10 die in Kashmir as rebels attack packed platform passengers. The Guardian(2001-08-07). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  17. ↑ Jammu railway station shoot-out toll rises to 13. The Times of India(2001-08-09). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  18. ↑ Lashkar was ‘involved’ in Kaluchak attack, The Tribune, 18 May 2002. Retrieved 2009-03-15. Archived 2009-05-14.
  19. ↑ lone shot dead. The Tribune(22 May 2002).
  20. ↑ Minister killed in Kashmir slaughter. The Guardian(2002-09-12). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  21. ↑ Kashmiri Pandit killings: Nadimarg massacre trial may resume but those accused of murder are dead, Zargar, Safwat. Scroll.in(2022-11-18). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  22. ↑ Kuka Parrey shot dead. The Hindu(14 September 2003). Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Template:Cite report
  24. ↑ Uri blast toll rises to 11. The Times of India(2004-04-10). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  25. ↑ Six policemen killed in Kashmir. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  26. ↑ Official Escapes Second Assassination Attempt, Archives, L. A. Times. Los Angeles Times(2004-07-20). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  27. ↑ Five CRPF men, two militants killed in Srinagar. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  28. ↑ Srinagar gunbattle over, 3 killed. The Times of India(2005-01-08). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  29. ↑ Children wounded in Kashmir attack. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  30. ↑ Indian troops die in Kashmir bus blast. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  31. ↑ Grenade attack at PDP leader's rally, 3 killed. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  32. ↑ Militants attack Congress rally in Srinagar, 6 killed. The Times of India(2006-05-21). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  33. ↑ Ex-MLA among 7 killed, 40 injured in Kashmir(9 July 2006).
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 List of Terrorist Killed in India | South Asian Terrorism Portal. www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  35. ↑ 5 Armymen Killed In J&K; Terrorists Threw Grenade On Truck, Then Opened Fire. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  36. ↑ Srinagar grenade attack: LeT trio arrested(2024-11-09).
  37. ↑ Pahalgam terror attack LIVE: Navy Officer among 26 killed; Amit Shah in Srinagar to review security situation. The Hindu(2025-04-22). Retrieved 2025-04-22.

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