Incident Summary:

03/22/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Safdar Malik, head of his village and block president of the National Conference, as he was going home from Sonapah village, Kashmir, India. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources blamed militants.

GTD ID:
200103220007

When:
2001-03-22

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Sonpah

Location Details:
The village of Sonapah in Kashmir's district of Badgam near the town of Beerwah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity National Council block president
Specific Description Safdar Malik
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
Additional Information It is unclear whether Malik was returning home from a visit with a relative or if he was praying.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Militants (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"NC leader, 10 militants killed in J and K," Press Trust of India, March 23, 2001.
"Student killed in Baramulla; curfew imposed; NC leader among 5 killed," Daily Excelsior, March 24, 2001.