Incident Summary:
05/16/2011: On Monday night at 2200, in Dakeya village, Gumla, Jharkhand, India, around 30-35 suspected members of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) kidnapped and later killed four brothers, identified as Jitu Badai, Mahesh Badai, Basant Badai and Shit Badai. The victims had their hands tied and were taken to Karisokra forest where the militants slit their throats and fired five rounds. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the sister of the deceased claimed that members of the PLFI demanded money from the victims. However, according to police, there was a land dispute between a local landlord, Binde Singh and his nephew who is associated with PLFI militants was annoyed over its sale to the Badai brothers, and that may be the reason for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Overview
GTD ID:
201105160016
When:
2011-05-16
Country:
India
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Jharkhand
City:
Near Dakeya
Location Details:
The attack took place in the Karisokra forest of Dakeya village, Gumla, Jharkhand, India.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Type of Attack () |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
Four brothers, identified as Jitu Badai, Mahesh Badai, Basant Badai and Shit Badai |
Nationality of Target |
India |
Additional Information
Hostages |
Yes |
Number of Hostages |
4 |
US Hostages |
0 |
Outcome |
Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Melee |
Knife or Other Sharp Object |
Firearms |
Unknown Gun Type |
Weapon Details |
Unknown firearms and unknown sharp weapons were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
No |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
Yes |
Alternate Designation () |
Other Crime Type |
Additional Information |
The available sources listed the number of perpetrators for this attack from 30 to 35, and because no majority figures were reported, the lowest proferred number of perpetrators reported was used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. The most recent available sources listed the spelling for the name of one of the victims for this attack as Shit, so the majority spelling has been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
30 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
4 Fatalities / 0 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
4 |
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
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "PLFL Kills Four Civilians in Jharkhand," Times of India, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=5/17/2011&id=2#2 (May 16, 2011). |
Jane’s Intelligence, “PLFI Militants Kill Four Civilians in India's Jharkhand,” Terrorism Watch Report, Times of India, May 16, 2011. |
K.A. Gupta, "PLFI Kills Four Brothers in Jharkhand Village," LexisNexis Academic, Times of India, May 18, 2011. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties