Incident Summary:

07/12/2000: Three Buddhist monks were killed at the Rungdum monastery in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir State, by unknown gunmen suspected of reacting to comments made by a Buddhist spokesman.

GTD ID:
200007120004

When:
2000-07-12

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Ladakh

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Indian Buddhist Monks
Specific Description Monks at the Rungdum monastery
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
The weapons utilized in the incident were not specified.
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 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Three monks killed in Kargil,” The Statesman (India), July 13, 2000.
Anshul Chaturvedi, “Militancy searching for communal toehold in Ladakh,” The Times of India, July 23, 2000.