This is a list of terrorist incidents in India. In July 2016, the Government of India released data saying that since 2005, terrorist attacks in India had killed 707 people and left over 3,200 injured.__TOC__
List of terror attacks in India by date
1970–1979 DateIncidents & DescriptionLocationPeople KilledInjuredStatus of the CasePerpetrators30 January 19711971 Indian Airlines hijackingIndia-Pakistan00Verdict GivenIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)10 September 1976Hijacking of Indian Airlines plane Boeing 737 Delhi00Arrested but later released during trial in Pakistan due to "lack of evidence" Islamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)20 December 1978Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 410Calcutta-Delhi00Verdict Given (Later cases were withdrawn by the government)Bholanath Pandey and Devendra Pandey (members of INC)
1980–1989 DateIncidents & DescriptionLocationPeople KilledInjuredStatus of the CasePerpetrators8 June 1980Mandai massacreTripura500N/AUnsolvedTripura Insurgent Groups29 September 1981Hijacking of Indian Airlines IC-423 Delhi - Amritsar 00Verdict GivenDal Khalsa4 August 19821982 Hijacking Delhi-Srinagar00N/AKhalistani Radical (Group affiliation unknown)20 August 1982Hijacking of Boeing 737-200 Jodhpur - Delhi00KilledKhalistani Radical (Group affiliation unknown)27 October 19821982 Amritsar Bombing Punjab160N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)23 April 1983Murder of A. S. AtwalPunjab12N/AKhalistani Radical (Group affiliation unknown)6 October 19831983 Dhilwan bus massacrePunjab6UnsolvedKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)13 October 19831983 Delhi Grenade Attack Delhi530NAKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)14 October 19831983 New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS) Bombing Delhi025NAKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)1983 Chandigarh Bombing Chandigarh325N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)18 November 19831983 Kapurthala Buss Massacre Punjab4N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)21 May 19841984 Moga Bus Massacre Punjab1320N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)1-10 June 1984Seizing of Golden TemplePunjab700279Military Action conducted against Khalistani RadicalsSikh militants Damdami Taksal All India Sikh Student Federation Babbar Khalsa5 July 1984Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 423Srinagar - Delhi00SurrenderedDal Khalsa2 August 1984Meenambakkam bomb blastTamil Nadu3025Verdict givenTamil Eelam Army24 August 1984Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 421Delhi - Srinagar00Verdict givenKhalistani Terrorist(Group affiliation unknown)31 October 1984Assassination of Indira GandhiNew Delhi24Verdict givenKhalistani Militants10 May 19851985 Transistor Bombings Delhi NCR70127UnsolvedUnknown23 June 1985Air India Flight 182 BombingCanada-India329 (268 Canadian citizens, 27 British citizens, and 22 Indian citizens)Suicide Attack (Commission of Inquiry was conducted)Babbar Khalsa27 March 19861986 Ludhiana Massacre Punjab1318N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)8 June 19861986 Targetted Killings Punjab9N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)25 July 19861986 Muktsar bus MassacrePunjab15N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)5 September 1986Pan Am Flight 73 HijackingIndia-Pakistan-Germany-USA21120Verdict GivenAbu Nidal Organization30 November 19861986 Hoshiarpur Bus Massacre Punjab24N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)6 July 19871987 Lalru bus massacreHaryana3660N/AKhalistan Commando Force7 July 19871987 Fatehabad bus massacreHaryana34NAKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)14 June 19871987 Birthday Massacre Punjab12N/AKhalistan Commando Force20 October 19871987 Chittaranjan Park Shooting Delhi117N/ABhindranwale Tigers Force of Khalistan (BTFK)19 February 19881988 Court Bombings Punjab1350N/AKhalistan Commando Force8 January 19891989 Revenge Killings Punjab14N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)25 June 19891989 Moga Massacre Punjab27N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)14 September 1989Assassination of BJP leader and Lawyer Tika Lal Taploo.Jammu and Kashmir10Unsolved, Not entertainedJKLF4 November 1989Murder of retired Judge Nilkanth GanjooJammu and Kashmir10N/AJKLF
1990–1999 DateIncidents & DescriptionLocationPeople KilledInjuredStatus of the CasePerpetrators4 January 1990Exodus of Kashmiri HindusJammu and Kashmir217N/A90,000–100,000 Hindu Kashmiri Pandits fled the Kashmir Valley. Attempts were made to relocate them but remained largely unsuccessful. Verdicts were given in some cases, but majority remained unsolved. Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Hizbul Mujahideen Lashkar-e-Toiba13 February 1990Assassination of Lassa Kaul (Director of Doordarshan)Jammu and Kashmir10N/AJKLF15 April 1990Murder and rape of Sarla BhatJammu and Kashmir1Chargesheet filed. Verdict Pending.Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)1 May 1990Assassination of Sarwanand Koul Premi and his son.Jammu and Kashmir20UnsolvedIslamist Militants (Group affiliation unknown)21 May 1990Assassination of Imam Mohammad Farooq Shah.Jammu and Kashmir10N/AHizbul Mujahideen30 May 19901990 Talwandi Bhai Village Massacre Punjab1014NAKhalistan Commando Force15 June 19911991 Patiala Killings Punjab19NAKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)21 May 1991Assassination of Rajiv GandhiTamil Nadu15N/ALiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam15 June 19911991 June Train Shootings Punjab80200N/AKhalistan Commando Force6 October 19911991 Jalandhar-Amritsar Rail Line Attack Punjab8N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)17 October 19911991 Rudrapur bombingsUttarakhand41140N/ABhindranwale Saffron Tigers Of Khalistan 8 November 19911991 Kalyan train bomb blastMaharashta1265Verdict givenBabbar Khalsa19 December 19911991 Nirankari Bhawan Explosion Punjab1125N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)26 December 19911991 December Train Shootings Punjab5070N/AKhalistan Commando Force15 March 19921992 Ludhiana Massacre Punjab618NAKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)22 January 1993Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 810Lucknow-Delhi00Verdict GivenSatish Chandra Pandey (No group affiliaton)12 March 19931993 Bombay bombings Retrieved on 7 October 2009 Retrieved on 7 October 2009Mumbai257700+Verdict givenD-Company16 March 19931993 Bowbazar bombingKolkata69Verdict givenUnknown27 March 1993Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 439Delhi-Madras00ArrestedUnknown9 April 1993Palar blastKarnataka2213Verdict givenVeerapan Gang10 April 1993Hijacking of Boeing 737Lucknow-Delhi00ArrestedUnknown24-25 April 1993Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 427Srinagar-Jammu-Delhi10Terrorist was killedHizbul Mujahideen8 August 19931993 bombing of RSS office in ChennaiTamil Nadu117N/AIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)14 August 19931993 Kishtwar massacreJammu and Kashmir16-170N/AIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)11 September 19931993 Delhi Blast Delhi12N/AKhalistani Radicals (Group affiliation unknown)5–6 December 1993Trains and AjmerRajasthanN/AIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)18 March 1994Assassination of Minister for Home and Speaker of J&k Assembly Wali Mohammad Itoo.Jammu and Kashmir1UnsolvedIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)29 March 1994Assassination of Lt Gen E. W. Fernandes and other Indian Army officers.Jammu and Kashmir15N/AJamaat-ul-Mujahideen26 January 1995Assassination attempt on Governor Lt Gen K. V. Krishna Rao.Jammu and Kashmir8N/AIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)4 July 19951995 kidnapping of western tourists in KashmirJammu and Kashmir71N/AHarkat-ul-Ansar (Al-Faran)31 August 1995Murder of Beant SinghChandigarh17Suicide Attack (Verdict Given to other attacker)Babbar KhalsaKhalistan Commando Force21 May 19961996 Lajpat Nagar blastNew Delhi1338N/AJammu Kashmir Liberation Front22 May 19961996 Dausa blastRajasthan1437N/AJammu Kashmir Liberation Front30 December 1996Brahmaputra Mail train bombingAssam33150N/ABodo Security Force21 March 19971997 Sangrampora massacreJammu and Kashmir70UnsolvedIslamist terrorists (Group affiliation unknown)25 January 19981998 Wandhama massacreJammu and Kashmir230N/ALashkar-e-Taiba Hizbul Mujahideen14 February 19981998 Coimbatore bombingsTamil Nadu58200+Verdict givenAl Ummah17 April 19981998 Prankote massacreJammu and Kashmir290Verdict givenLashkar-e-Toiba Hizbul Mujahideen19 June 19981998 Chapnari massacreJammu and Kashmir260Encountered and 1 arrestedLashkar-e-Taiba Hizbul Mujahideen3 August 19981998 Chamba massacreHimachal Pradesh35 (Hindus)0ArrestedHizbul Mujahideen24-31 December 1999Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814Delhi-Kathmandu103 terrorists released in exchange for hostagesHarkat-ul-Mujahideen
2000–2009