Terrorism in India
The risk of terrorist attacks in India over the past years can be classified as very high. Compared to other countries here are quite a lot and also momentous incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 4043 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 1906 people have been killed and 3164 injured. Among them were 8 suicide acts.In 670 incedents a total of 1939 people have been kidnapped or taken as hostage, though a ransom was rarely (93 times) extorted.
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Most frequent attack targets in India
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private citizens | 1109 | 838 | 1,226 | 1,306 |
| Police | 906 | 730 | 1,197 | 71 |
| Government | 526 | 170 | 194 | 207 |
| Business | 523 | 102 | 321 | 515 |
| Transportation | 186 | 69 | 252 | 71 |
| Military | 136 | 72 | 129 | 4 |
| Educational institution | 120 | 12 | 54 | 38 |
| Political parties | 95 | 43 | 199 | 19 |
| Religious institutions | 58 | 18 | 37 | 9 |
| Telecommunication | 55 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jammu and Kashmir | 650 | 343 | 794 | 63 |
| Chhattisgarh | 606 | 435 | 382 | 547 |
| Manipur | 473 | 84 | 301 | 146 |
| Jharkhand | 418 | 196 | 190 | 304 |
| Assam | 331 | 183 | 332 | 115 |
| Bihar | 275 | 135 | 227 | 103 |
| Odisha | 252 | 127 | 95 | 204 |
| Meghalaya | 212 | 70 | 92 | 167 |
| West Bengal | 193 | 41 | 181 | 4 |
| Maharashtra | 108 | 80 | 73 | 64 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 82 | 85 | 213 | 50 |
| Tamil Nadu | 79 | 9 | 67 | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 69 | 22 | 38 | 5 |
| Kerala | 68 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| Nagaland | 34 | 7 | 21 | 20 |
| Punjab | 33 | 34 | 38 | 4 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | 18 | 31 | 4 |
| Karnataka | 25 | 7 | 25 | 11 |
| Telangana | 24 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| Tripura | 13 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
Terrorist organisations in India
| Organisation | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maoists | 1101 | 541 | 518 | 904 |
| Garo National Liberation Army | 103 | 45 | 59 | 54 |
| People's Liberation Front of India | 46 | 46 | 16 | 22 |
| Indian Mujahideen | 16 | 7 | 83 | 0 |
| Zeliangrong United Front | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Khasi Students Union | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tehrik al-Mojahedin | 10 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
| Hindu extremists | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| United Revolutionary Front | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Islamic State | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
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