A PRESENTATION ON

TERRORISM

PREPARED BY:
ANKIT GARG
GFT/122119
 What is terrorism?

These are those violent acts that are

intended to create fear; are perpetrated for
a religious, political, or ideological goal;
and deliberately target or disregard the
safety of non-combatants.
 LIST OF SOME OF THE MAJOR TERRORIST
INCIDENTS IN INDIA

• 1991 punjab killings

• 1993 Bombay bombings
• 1998 coimbatore bombings
• September 11 attacks
• Rafiganj train disaster
• Jaipur bombings
• 2008 Assam bombings
• 2008 Mumbai attacks
1991 Punjab killings
 1991 Punjab killings
The 1991 Punjab killings was a massacre of train passengers
that occurred on 15 June 1991 in Ludhiana district, Punjab
state, India. The Sikh militants killed at least 80 train
passengers travelling in two trains near the city of Ludhiana
in India. The militants attacked two trains about a kilometer
from Ludhiana station by having their emergency cords
pulled. They opened fire inside the passenger trains and
killed at least 80 passengers. The survivors stated that on one
of the two trains Hindu passengers were identified before
being shot. Attackers took a round in the train to identified
Hindus and then in the second round fired tirelessly. All
Hindu families were shot to death and Sikhs were spared.
1993 Bombay bombings
 1993 Bombay bombings

The 1993 Mumbai bombings were a series of 13

bomb explosions that took place in Bombay,
Maharashtra, India on Friday, 12 March 1993.
The coordinated attacks were the most
destructive bomb explosions in Indian history.
The single-day attacks resulted in over 350
fatalities and 1200 injuries. The attacks were
coordinated by Dawood Ibrahim, don of the
Mumbai-based international organised crime
syndicate named D-Company.
1998 Coimbatore bombings
 1998 Coimbatore bombings

The 1998 Coimbatore bombings occurred on Saturday,

14 February 1998, in the city of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu,
India. A total of 58 people were killed and over 200
injured in the 12 bomb attacks in 11 places, all within a
12 kilometres radius. The explosives used were found
to be gelatin sticks activated by timer devices and were
concealed in cars, motorcycles, bicycles, sideboxes of
two wheelers, denim and rexin bags, and fruit carts.
Several bombs that failed to detonate were defused by
bomb disposal squads of the army.
SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
 SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS

The September 11 attacks referred to as 9/11 were a series of four

coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group
al-Qaeda upon the united states in New York City and the Washington,
D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11 , 2001. The attacks
killed almost 3,000 people and caused at least $10 billion in property
and infrastructure damage.
In these attacks, four passenger airlines were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda
terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two
of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight
175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of
the world trade centre complex in New York City. Within two hours,
both towers collapsed with debris and the resulting fires causing
partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the WTC complex,
 SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
as well as significant damage to ten other large
surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines
Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon, leading to a
partial collapse in its western side. The fourth plane,
United Airlines Flight 93, was targeted at Washington, D.C.,
but crashed into afield near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after
its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers. In total
almost 3,000 people died in the attacks, including the 227
civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes. It also
was the deadliest incident for firefighters and for law
enforcement officers in the history of the United States,
with 343 and 72 killed respectively.
Rafiganj train disaster
 Rafiganj train disaster

The rafiganj rail disaster was the derailment of a train on a bridge over
the Dhave River in North-central India, on 10 September 2002. At least
130 people were killed in the accident, which was reportedly due to
sabotage by a local Maoist terrorist group, the Naxalites.
The accident occurred at 10:40 PM, when the Eastern Railway’s high-
speed, luxury Rajdhani Express train derailed on a 300-footbridge over
the Dhave River near the town of Rafiganj near Gaya. The train had left
Howrah with over 1,000 people on board six hours before, and was
heading towards New Delhi when the tragedy happened. Fifteen of the
eighteen train cars derailed and fell across the tracks, two of them
tumbling into the river beneath. People from other carriages were also
thrown into the water by the force of the crash. A later enquiry
reported the cause as sabotage,
 Rafiganj train disaster

Pointing to missing “fish plates” which were

intended to anchor the rails to the bridge. These
had apparently been removed at some point
shortly before the crash. The investigators
reported that the plates had probably been
removed by Nexalites, who were conducting a
low-intensity guerilla war at the time.
Jaipur bombings
 Jaipur bombings
The 13 May 2008 Jaipur bombings were a series of
nine synchronized bomb blasts that took place within
a span of fifteen minutes at locations in Jaipur, the
capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, and a
tourist destination. A tenth bomb was found and
defused. Official reports confirm 63 dead with 216 or
more people injured. The bombings shocked most of
India and resulted in widespread condemnation from
leaders across the world with many countries
showing solidarity with India in its fight against
terrorism.
2008 Assam bombings
 2008 Assam bombings

The 2008 Assam bombings occurred on 30 October 2008, before noon in

markets in Guwahati city and the surrounding area of western Assam.
Reports indicated as many as eighteen bombs went off, causing at least
77 deaths and 470 injuries.
The explosions in Guwahati ripped through Pan Bazar, fancy Bazar and
Ganeshguri, which were crowded with shoppers and office goers. Three
blasts occurred in Kokrajhar, with another possible grenade explosion;
one in Bongaigaon and two in Barpeta Road. Indian media outlets
pointed out that the blasts took place just after the Diwali holidays
making the blasts even more unexpected and adding to a toll count. The
bomb at Ganeshguri was planted in a car and took place about 100
meters from Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi’s official residence.
2008 Mumbai attacks
 2008 Mumbai attacks
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were twelve coordinated
shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across
Mumbai by members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist
terrorist group. Ajmal Kasab, the only attacker who
was captured alive, later confessed upon interrogation
that the attacks were conducted with the support of
Pakistan’s ISI. The attacks, which drew widespread
global condemnation, began on Wednesday, 26
November and lasted until Saturday, 29 November
2008, killing 164 people and wounding at least 308.
 2008 Mumbai attacks
Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai : at Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus, the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace &
Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Nariman House
Jewish community centre, the Metro Cinema, and in a lane
behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier’s College.
There was also an explosion at Mazagaon, in Mumbai’s port
area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle. By the early morning of 28
November, all sites except for the Taj hotel had been secured
by Mumbai Police and security forces. On 29 November,
India’s National Security Guards (NSG) conducted ‘Operation
Black Tornado’ to flush out the remaining attackers; it resulted
in the deaths of the last remaining attackers at the Taj hotel
and ending all fighting in the attacks.