Incident Summary:

04/12/2002: Armed men attacked the Indian Border Security Force camp at Gaibas Village in the Rajouri District. Two BSF members were killed and another was injured in the attack. The suspects escaped, but one was killed in later search operations. No one was arrested in connection with the attack.

GTD ID:
200204120004

When:
2002-04-12

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Rajouri district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Border Security Force
Specific Description Border troops in Gaibas
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"India: Two BSF soldiers dead in militant attack; 30 civilians cross over to PoK," Jammu Daily Excelsior, 04/13/2002.
"India: Seven militants among 15 dead in militancy-related incidents in Kashmir," Greater Kashmir News Service, 04/13/2002.