Terrorist Attacks in India: Year-wise Analysis and Trends

If you want to know how many terrorist and insurgent attacks have occurred in India from independence till now, then you’re in the right place. India has witnessed a large number of such attacks over the years.

While there have been countless incidents, we have included only the major attacks and some significant minor ones in this list. You will be shocked after seeing the extent and frequency of these events. Below is the list of terrorist attacks in India.

List of Terrorist Attacks in India

S.No	Date	Location	Attack Details	Involved Organization	Killed	Injured
1	1947–1948	Jammu & Kashmir	First Indo-Pak War: Pakistani-backed tribal militias invade Kashmir after accession to India.	Pakistani militias, Pakistan government	2,000–6,000	Unknown
2	1948	Noakhali, Bengal; Bihar	Post-partition riots targeting Hindus and Muslims.	Various communal groups	Thousands	Unknown
3	1956–ongoing	Nagaland	Naga insurgency: Demands for independence, attacks on government infrastructure.	Naga National Council	Hundreds	Unknown
4	1965	Jammu & Kashmir	Second Indo-Pak War: Operation Gibraltar infiltration by Pakistani soldiers.	Pakistani military	~3,000–5,000	Unknown
5	1967–ongoing	East-central India	Naxalite insurgency: Maoist attacks on security forces, civilians.	CPI (Maoist)	Thousands	Unknown
6	1971	East Pakistan	Third Indo-Pak War: India supports Bangladesh independence.	Pakistani military	~10,000–20,000	Unknown
7	1979–ongoing	Assam	ULFA insurgency: Attacks for Assamese independence.	ULFA	Hundreds	Unknown
8	8 Jun 1980	Tripura	Mandai massacre: Tribal insurgents attack Bengali settlers.	Tribal insurgents	500	Unknown
9	2 Aug 1984	Tamil Nadu	Meenambakkam bomb blast: Explosion at airport.	Unclear	30	25
10	7 Jul 1987	Haryana	1987 Haryana killings: Sikh militants attack bus passengers.	Sikh militants	36	60
11	21 May 1991	Tamil Nadu	Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: Suicide bombing.	LTTE	15	Unknown
12	15 Jun 1991	Punjab	1991 Punjab killings: Sikh militants target civilians.	Sikh militants	126	200
13	17 Oct 1991	Uttarakhand	1991 Rudrapur bombings: Explosions in public areas.	Unclear	41	140
14	8 Nov 1991	Mumbai	1991 Kalyan train bomb blast: Explosion on train.	Unclear	12	65
15	12 Mar 1993	Mumbai	1993 Bombay bombings: Serial blasts at key locations.	D-Company, allegedly ISI-backed	257	700+
16	16 Mar 1993	Kolkata, West Bengal	1993 Bowbazar bombing: Explosion in commercial area.	Unclear	69	Unknown
17	9 Apr 1993	Karnataka	Palar blast: Explosion targeting infrastructure.	Unclear	22	13
18	8 Aug 1993	Tamil Nadu	1993 bombing of RSS office in Chennai: Targeted explosion.	Unclear	11	7
19	5–6 Dec 1993	Rajasthan	Trains and Ajmer: Bombings targeting public transport.	Unclear	Unknown	Unknown
20	21 May 1996	New Delhi	1996 Lajpat Nagar blast: Market explosion.	Unclear	13	39
21	22 May 1996	Rajasthan	1996 Dausa blast: Bombing in public area.	Jammu & Kashmir Islamic Front	14	37
22	30 Dec 1996	Assam	Brahmaputra Mail train bombing: Explosion on train.	Unclear	33	150
23	14 Feb 1998	Tamil Nadu	1998 Coimbatore bombings: Serial blasts in public areas.	Al-Ummah	58	200+
24	20 May 2000	Tripura	Bagber massacre: Attack on Bengali settlers.	Tribal insurgents	25	Unknown
25	May–Jul 2000	Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh	2000 Church bombings of South India: Targeted explosions.	Deendar Anjuman	0	0
26	9 Jun 2001	Charari Sharief, J&K	Charar-e-Sharief mosque attack: Militant attack on religious site.	Unclear	4	60
27	22 Dec 2000	Old Delhi	2000 terrorist attack on Red Fort: Militant assault.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	3	14
28	1 Oct 2001	Jammu and Kashmir	2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing: Suicide attack.	Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT	38	Unknown
29	13 Dec 2001	New Delhi	2001 Indian Parliament attack: Militant assault.	Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT	7	18
30	22 Jan 2002	Kolkata	American Cultural Centre attack: Shooting by militants.	Unclear	5	20
31	13 May 2002	Jaunpur	2002 Jaunpur train crash: Sabotaged tracks.	Unclear	12	80
32	30 Mar 2002	Jammu	2002 Raghunath temple attacks: Militant assault.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	11	20
33	10 Sep 2002	Bihar	Rafiganj train wreck: Sabotaged tracks.	Unclear	200	150+
34	24 Nov 2002	Jammu	2002 Raghunath temple attacks: Second militant assault.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	14	45
35	6 Dec 2002	Mumbai	2002 Mumbai bus bombing: Explosion on public transport.	Unclear	2	14
36	21 Dec 2002	Andhra Pradesh	Kurnool train crash: Sabotaged tracks.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	20	80
37	24 Sep 2002	Gujarat	Attack on Akshardham temple: Militant assault.	Jaish-e-Mohammed, LeT	31	80
38	27 Jan 2003	Mumbai	January 2003 Mumbai bombing: Explosion in market.	Unclear	1	28
39	13 Mar 2003	Mumbai	March 2003 Mumbai bombing: Train explosion.	Unclear	10	Unknown
40	23 Mar 2003	Pulwama, J&K	2003 Nadimarg massacre: Attack on Kashmiri Pandits.	Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)	25	1
41	14 Aug 2003	Tripura	Kamalnagar massacre: Tribal attack on settlers.	Tribal insurgents	14	Unknown
42	25 Aug 2003	Mumbai	August 2003 Mumbai bombings: Twin car bombs.	Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)	52	Unknown
43	2 Jan 2004	Jammu	Jammu railway station attack: Militant assault.	Unclear	4	14
44	15 Aug 2004	Assam	2004 Dhemaji school bombing: Explosion at school event.	ULFA	18	40
45	2 Oct 2004	Dimapur, Nagaland	2004 Dimapur bombings: Market explosions.	Unclear	30	100
46	5 Jul 2005	Ayodhya	2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack: Militant assault on temple.	Unclear	6	Unknown
47	28 Jul 2005	N/A	2005 Jaunpur train bombing: Explosion on train.	Unclear	13	50
48	29 Oct 2005	Delhi	2005 Delhi bombings: Three serial blasts in markets.	Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)	70	250
49	28 Dec 2005	Karnataka	2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting: Attack on campus.	Unclear	1	4
50	19 Feb 2006	Gujarat	2006 Ahmedabad railway station bombing: Explosion at station.	Unclear	0	25
51	7 Mar 2006	Varanasi	2006 Varanasi bombings: Attacks on temple and railway station.	Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)	28	101
52	11 Jul 2006	Mumbai	2006 Mumbai train bombings: Seven train bombings.	LeT, SIMI	209	714
53	8 Sep 2006	Maharashtra	2006 Malegaon bombings: Blasts near mosque.	Unclear	40	125
54	18 Feb 2007	Haryana	2007 Samjhauta Express bombings: Train explosion.	Unclear	70	50
55	18 May 2007	Hyderabad	Mecca Masjid bombing: Explosion during prayers.	Unclear	16	100
56	25 Aug 2007	Hyderabad	August 2007 Hyderabad bombings: Blasts in park and eatery.	Indian Mujahideen	42	54
57	11 Oct 2007	Rajasthan	Ajmer Dargah bombing: Explosion at shrine.	Unclear	3	17
58	14 Oct 2007	Ludhiana	Blast in movie theatre.	Unclear	6	Unknown
59	24 Nov 2007	Uttar Pradesh	Simultaneous explosions at courthouses in Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad.	Unclear	16	70
60	1 Jan 2008	Rampur, Uttar Pradesh	Terror attack on CRPF camp.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	8	5
61	13 May 2008	Jaipur	Jaipur bombings: Nine bomb blasts.	Indian Mujahideen	71	200
62	25 Jul 2008	Bengaluru	2008 Bengaluru serial blasts: Eight low-intensity bombs.	Indian Mujahideen	1	20
63	26 Jul 2008	Ahmedabad	2008 Ahmedabad bombings: 17 serial bomb blasts.	Indian Mujahideen	56	200
64	13 Sep 2008	Delhi	13 September 2008 Delhi bombings: Five bomb blasts in markets.	Indian Mujahideen	33	130
65	27 Sep 2008	Delhi	27 September 2008 Delhi bombing: Blasts in flower market.	Indian Mujahideen	3	21
66	29 Sep 2008	Maharashtra, Gujarat	29 September 2008 western India bombings: Blasts in Malegaon and Gujarat.	Unclear	10	80
67	1 Oct 2008	Agartala	2008 Agartala bombings: Market explosions.	Unclear	4	100
68	21 Oct 2008	Imphal	2008 Imphal bombing: Explosion in public area.	Unclear	17	40+
69	30 Oct 2008	Assam	2008 Assam bombings: 11 serial blasts.	ULFA	81	470
70	26 Nov 2008	Mumbai	2008 Mumbai attacks: 60-hour siege on hotels, railway, Jewish center.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	171	300+
71	1 Jan 2009	Assam	2009 Guwahati bombings: Multiple explosions.	ULFA	6	67
72	6 Apr 2009	Assam	2009 Assam bombings: Serial blasts.	ULFA	9	63
73	13 Feb 2010	Pune	2010 Pune bombing: Blast at bakery.	Indian Mujahideen	17	54
74	15 Feb 2010	West Bengal	Silda camp attack: Maoist assault on security camp.	CPI (Maoist)	28	Unknown
75	6 Apr 2010	Chhattisgarh	April 2010 Maoist attack in Dantewada: Ambush on CRPF.	CPI (Maoist)	84 (including 8 terrorists)	8
76	17 May 2010	Chhattisgarh	2010 Dantewada bus bombing: Civilian bus attack.	CPI (Maoist)	31–44	15
77	28 May 2010	West Bengal	Jnaneswari Express train derailment: Sabotaged tracks.	CPI (Maoist)	148	200+
78	7 Dec 2010	Varanasi	2010 Varanasi bombing: Blast at religious site.	Indian Mujahideen	2	37
79	13 Jul 2011	Mumbai	2011 Mumbai bombings: Three blasts in crowded areas.	Indian Mujahideen	26	130
80	7 Sep 2011	New Delhi	2011 Delhi bombing: Blast near High Court.	Indian Mujahideen	15	74
81	13 Feb 2012	New Delhi	2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats: Car bomb.	Unclear	0	4
82	1 Aug 2012	Pune	2012 Pune bombings: Low-intensity blasts.	Unclear	0	1
83	21 Feb 2013	Hyderabad	2013 Hyderabad blasts: Twin blasts in Dilsukhnagar.	Indian Mujahideen	18	131
84	13 Mar 2013	Jammu and Kashmir	March 2013 Srinagar attack: Attack on CRPF camp.	Unclear	7	10
85	17 Apr 2013	Bengaluru	2013 Bengaluru blast: Explosion near BJP office.	Unclear	0	16
86	25 May 2013	Sukma, Chhattisgarh	2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley: Ambush on Congress convoy.	CPI (Maoist)	32	32
87	24 Jun 2013	Jammu and Kashmir	June 2013 Srinagar attack: Attack on army convoy.	Unclear	8	19
88	7 Jul 2013	Dumka, Jharkhand	July 2013 Maoist attack in Dumka: Attack on security forces.	CPI (Maoist)	2	Unknown
89	7 Jul 2013	Bodh Gaya	Bodh Gaya bombings: Serial blasts at Buddhist sites.	Indian Mujahideen	0	5
90	27 Oct 2013	Patna	2013 Patna bombings: Blasts at political rally.	Indian Mujahideen	6	85
91	26 Dec 2013	Jalpaiguri, West Bengal	2013 Jalpaiguri bombing: Explosion in market.	Unclear	5	5
92	11 Mar 2014	Chhattisgarh	2014 Chhattisgarh attack: Maoist ambush on security forces.	CPI (Maoist)	16	3
93	25 Apr 2014	Jharkhand	Blast in Jharkhand: Maoist attack.	CPI (Maoist)	8	4–5
94	28 Apr 2014	Jammu and Kashmir	Blast in Budgam District: Explosion targeting convoy.	Unclear	0	18
95	1 May 2014	Chennai	2014 Chennai train bombing: Twin blasts on train.	Unclear	1	14
96	May 2014	Assam	May 2014 Assam violence: Attacks on Muslim communities.	Bodo militants	33	Unknown
97	12 May 2014	Gadchiroli, Maharashtra	Maoist blast in Gadchiroli District: Attack on police.	CPI (Maoist)	7	2
98	23 Dec 2014	Assam	December 2014 Assam violence: Attacks on Adivasi communities.	Bodo militants	85	Unknown
99	28 Dec 2014	Bengaluru	2014 Bengaluru bombing: Explosion in commercial area.	Unclear	1	5
100	20 Mar 2015	Jammu	2015 Jammu attack: Attack on police station.	Unclear	6	10
101	4–9 Jun 2015	Chandel, Manipur	2015 Manipur ambush: Attack on army convoy, Indian surgical strike follows.	Unclear	176 (including 158 terrorists)	15
102	27 Jul 2015	Gurdaspur, Punjab	2015 Gurdaspur attack: Attack on police station.	Unclear	10	15
103	2 Jan 2016	Pathankot, Punjab	2016 Pathankot attack: Attack on airbase.	Jaish-e-Mohammed	7	Unknown
104	25 Jun 2016	Pampore, J&K	2016 Pampore attack: Attack on CRPF convoy.	Lashkar-e-Taiba	8	22
105	5 Aug 2016	Kokrajhar, Assam	2016 Kokrajhar shooting: Attack in market.	Unclear	14	15
106	18 Sep 2016	Uri, J&K	2016 Uri attack: Attack on army base, Indian surgical strike follows.	Jaish-e-Mohammed	23	8
107	3 Oct 2016	Baramulla, J&K	2016 Baramulla attack: Attack on army camp.	Unclear	5	Unknown
108	6 Oct 2016	Handwara, J&K	2016 Handwara attack: Attack on Rashtriya Rifles camp.	Unclear	Unknown	Unknown
109	29 Nov 2016	Nagrota, J&K	2016 Nagrota army base attack: Militant assault.	Unclear	10	Unknown
110	7 Mar 2017	Bhopal	2017 Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger train bombing: Explosion on train.	Unclear	0	10
111	24 Apr 2017	Sukma, Chhattisgarh	2017 Sukma attack: Maoist ambush on CRPF.	CPI (Maoist)	26	Unknown
112	11 Jul 2017	Anantnag, J&K	2017 Amarnath Yatra attack: Attack on pilgrims.	Unclear	8	18
113	10 Feb 2018	Sunjuwan, J&K	2018 Sunjuwan attack: Attack on army camp.	Jaish-e-Mohammed	11	11
114	13 Mar 2018	Sukma, Chhattisgarh	2018 Sukma attack: Maoist ambush.	CPI (Maoist)	9	Unknown
115	14 Feb 2019	Awantipora, J&K	2019 Pulwama attack: Suicide bombing on CRPF convoy, Indian airstrikes follow.	Jaish-e-Mohammed	46	Unknown
116	7 Mar 2019	Jammu	2019 Jammu Bus stand grenade blast: Explosion in public area.	Unclear	3	28–35
117	9 Apr 2019	Dantewada, Chhattisgarh	2019 Dantewada attack: Maoist ambush.	CPI (Maoist)	5	Unknown
118	2019	Kishtwar, J&K	2019 killing of RSS worker: Targeted assassination.	Unclear	2	Unknown
119	1 May 2019	Gadchiroli, Maharashtra	Gadchiroli Naxal bombing: Attack on police vehicle.	CPI (Maoist)	16	Unknown
120	12 Jun 2019	Awantipora, J&K	June 2019 Kashmir attack: Attack on security forces.	Unclear	5 (+1 terrorist)	4
121	21 Mar 2020	Sukma, Chhattisgarh	2020 Sukma Maoists attack: Ambush on security forces.	CPI (Maoist)	17	15
122	3 Apr 2021	Sukma–Bijapur, Chhattisgarh	2021 Sukma–Bijapur attack: Maoist ambush.	CPI (Maoist)	22 (+9 terrorists)	32
123	8 Apr 2023	Elathur, Kerala	2023 Elathur train arson: Lone wolf attack.	Unclear (lone wolf suspected)	3	Unknown
124	20 Apr 2023	Poonch, Rajouri, J&K	2023 Poonch-Rajouri Attack: Ambush on army vehicle.	Jaish-e-Mohammed	5	1
125	26 Apr 2023	Dantewada, Chhattisgarh	2023 Dantewada bombing: Attack on police convoy.	CPI (Maoist)	11 (10 policemen, 1 driver)	Unknown
126	29 Oct 2023	Kochi	Ernakulam Jehovah’s Witness Convention Center Blast: Explosion at religious gathering.	Former Jehovah’s Witness member	3	36
127	1 Mar 2024	Bengaluru	2024 Bengaluru Cafe bombing: Explosion in cafe.	Islamic State members	0	9
128	9 Jun 2024	Reasi, J&K	2024 Reasi attack: Attack on Hindu pilgrims by Pakistani-backed terrorists.	The Resistance Front	9	33
129	22 Apr 2025	Pahalgam, J&K	2025 Pahalgam attack: Mass shooting of tourists, non-Muslims targeted.	The Resistance Front (LeT proxy)	26	Unknown

Trends of Terror-Related Casualties and Attacks in India (1947–2025)

The graph below provides a detailed analysis of terror-related casualties in India between 1947 and 2025. It highlights trends in the number of civilians killed, security personnel losses, terrorist deaths, and the total number of violent incidents. This data reveals how long India has been experiencing terrorism-related violence and casualties, offering valuable insights for students, researchers, and others studying the nation’s struggle against terrorist attacks.

Annual Analysis of Terrorist Attacks in India (1947–2025)

There is another chart that shows how many incidents occurred in which year, which helps in better understanding of terrorist attacks in India.

Conclusion: Terrorist Attacks in India

Terrorism in India has remained a significant challenge since independence, with numerous attacks by various terrorist groups and persistent insurgencies. Thousands of lives have been lost, making it a critical national issue. As highlighted in this article, the number of attacks and incidents since independence is alarming. However, in recent years, strong actions have been taken against terrorism, and some terrorist groups have been successfully neutralized, which is a positive and necessary step towards securing the nation’s future.

Note: The major data and analysis presented in the article ‘Terrorist Attacks in India’ are referenced from the South Asia Terrorism Portal.