Incident Summary:

06/16/2003: Suspected members of the People's War Group (PWG) attacked and possibly kidnapped four policemen in Andhra Pradesh State’s Khammam District in India. The policemen had crossed into Andhra Pradesh from neighboring Chattisgarh State to visit a market when they were attacked. The outcome of the incident was not known. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnappings.

Overview

GTD ID:
200306160003

When:
2003-06-16

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Andhra Pradesh (State)

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
This incident occurred in Andhra Pradesh State's Khammam District near the border with Chattisgarh State.

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more)	Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity	Indian Police
Specific Description	Four Chattisgarh State policemen visiting Andhra Pradesh State's Khammam District
Nationality of Target	India

Additional Information
Hostages	Yes
Number of Hostages	4
US Hostages	0
Outcome	Unknown
Ransom	No
Property Damage	No

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Unknown

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	Unknown
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	No
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No
Additional Information	There was no information about any communication from the rebels, so it was unclear whether the policemen were kidnapped.

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
People's War Group (PWG) (suspected)	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	0
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

Sources
"œThree Policemen Killed by Maoists in Southern India," Agence France Presse, June 17, 2003.