Incident Summary:

06/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on an auto-rickshaw in Nathbalwa village, Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. Three passengers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M).

GTD ID:
201206280048

When:
2012-06-27

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jharkhand

City:
Latehar district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Passengers in a rickshaw
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Blast, firing in Latehar," The Telegraph, June 29, 2012.