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Shivraj Patil
Took over as home minister on
May 22, 2004
STATUS resigned |
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MK Narayanan
Took over as national security adviser on
January 25, 2005
STATUS
continues in post |
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Ayodhya
July 5, 2005
Where: Ram Janmabhoomi complex
What: Suicide attack with guns, bombs
Casualties: Seven dead (five attackers, escort, taxi driver)
Prime suspect: Lashkar-e-Toiba
Arrested: Five
Case status: Chargesheet not filed
Convictions: None
Shramjeevi Express
July 28, 2005
Where: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
What: Blast
Casualties: 17 passengers killed
Prime suspects: Mohammad Alam Giri alias Roni, Amisul and Mahibul (former activists of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India or Simi)
Arrested: Seven
Case status: Charges framed, trial on
Convictions: None
Delhi
October 29, 2005
Where: Busy markets on eve of Diwali and Id
What: Three blasts
Casualties: 62 dead, 210 hurt
Prime suspects: Lashkar-e-Toiba, Islamic Inquilab Mahaz of Pakistan
Arrested: Five including alleged kingpin Tariq Ahmed Dar
Case status: Trial on
Convictions: None
Varanasi
March 7, 2006
Where: Sankat Mochan temple, railway station
What: Twin blasts
Casualties: 20 dead
Prime suspects: Md Walliullah, Md Jubair of Harkat-ul Jihadi Islami (Huji)
Arrested: Six
Case status: Chargesheet filed, trial yet to start; trial over in related arms case
Convictions: Walliullah and two others serving 10-year terms in arms case
Mumbai
July 11, 2006
Where: Commuter trains, railway stations
What: Seven blasts
Casualties: 189 dead, over 800 injured
Prime suspect: Lashkar commander Azam Cheema
Arrested: 13 (of 27 accused)
Case status: Trial stayed by Supreme Court after accused challenged charges being framed under special organised-crime law (MCOCA)
Convictions: None
Malegaon September 8, 2006
Where: Mosque and town square
What: Four blasts
Casualties: 31 dead, 312 injured
Prime suspect: Simi
Arrested: Nine
Case status: Trial stayed by Supreme Court after accused challenged charges being framed under special organised-crime law (MCOCA)
Convictions: None
Samjhauta Express February
18-19 night, 2007
Where: Deewana station near Panipat, Haryana
What: Two coaches caught fire after twin blasts
Casualties: Sixty-eight dead, mostly Pakistanis. Fifty injured
Prime suspects: Mohammed Shaheed alias Bilal (Huji), Safdar Nagori (Simi), Sadhvi Pragya and other people with suspected links with Sangh parivar outfits
Arrested: Safdar Nagori
Case status: Investigations on. Coaches not yet removed from tracks
Convictions: None
Mecca Masjid
May 18, 2007
Where: Hyderabad
What: Blast
Casualties: 11 killed; another five shot dead by police after protesters riot
Prime suspect: Bilal (Huji)
Arrested: About 30
Case status: Chargesheet not filed
Convictions: None
Hyderabad
August 25, 2007
Where: Lumbini Park and snack bar Gokul Chat Bhandar
What: Three blasts (two at Gokul)
Casualties: 43 killed
Prime suspect: Bilal (Huji)
Arrested: About 100
Case status: Chargesheet not filed
Convictions: None
Uttar Pradesh courts
November 23, 2007
Where: Lucknow, Varanasi, Faizabad
What: Serial blasts
Casualties: 15 dead including several lawyers, 50 injured
Prime suspect: Indian Mujahideen
Arrested: Four
Case status: Chargesheet not filed
Convictions: None
Jaipur
May 13, 2008
Where: Crowded markets
What: Eight blasts
Casualties: 68 dead
Prime suspect: Indian Mujahideen
Arrested: Lucknow techie Shahbaz Hussein
Case status: Chargesheet not filed
Convictions: None
Bangalore
July 25, 2008
Where: Street corners
What: Seven low-intensity blasts
Casualties: One dead, 10 wounded
Prime suspect: Indian Mujahideen, Simi
Arrested: None
Case status: Investigations on
Convictions: None
Ahmedabad
July 26, 2008
Where: Streets, hospitals, markets
What: At least 17 low-intensity blasts
Casualties: 59 dead, over 150 injured
Prime suspects: Indian Mujahideen, Simi, Lashkar-e-Toiba
Arrested: 26
Case status: Chargesheet filed, trial yet to start
Convictions: None
Delhi
September 13, 2008
Where: Crowded markets, park, roadside
What: Five blasts
Casualties: 25 dead
Prime suspects: Indian Mujahideen, Simi, Lashkar-e-Toiba
Arrested: 12
Case status: Investigations on
Convictions: None
Malegaon
September 29, 2008
Where: Market crowded by Id shoppers
What: Blast
Casualties: Six dead
Prime suspects: Sadhvi Pragya, “Shankaracharya” Dayanand Pandey, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and other former and serving officers/soldiers, people with suspected Sangh parivar links
Arrested: 11
Case status: Investigations on
Convictions: None
Assam
October 30, 2008
Where: Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Barpeta Road, Bongaigaon
What: Nine blasts
Casualties: 89 dead, over 300 injured
Prime suspects: Bodo militants, Ulfa, Huji
Arrested: Seven
Case status: Investigations on
Convictions: None
Mumbai
November 26-29, 2008
Where: Taj hotel, Oberoi-Trident hotel, Nariman House Jewish centre, Leopold Café, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Cama Hospital and several other places
What: Kalashnikov, grenade attacks; hostages taken
Casualties: 172* dead
Prime suspects: Pakistan-based terrorists
Arrested: One (nine terrorists killed) |
