Incident Summary:

08/03/1998: Unknown perpetrators shot dead five people, including Police Constable Shakti Singh, and injured three in Satrandi, India.

GTD ID:
199808030002

When:
1998-08-03

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Himachal Pradesh

City:
Satrandi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Indian Police
Specific Description Police Constable, Shakti Singh
Nationality of Target India
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description Civilians in Satrandi, India
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“India: Kashmiri Militants” Suspected After Himachal Pradesh Massacre,” Press Trust of India, August 3, 1998.
“Suspected Kashmiri militants gun down 31 in India,” Japan Economic Newswire, August 3, 1998.