Incident Summary:

05/30/2013: An explosive device was thrown in Sarrafa Bazaar in Kosi Kalan town, Uttar Pradesh state, India. This was one of four attacks in Kosi Kalan on this day. Five people were injured across all of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).

GTD ID:
201305300043

When:
2013-05-30

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Uttar Pradesh

City:
Kosi Kalan

Location Details:
Incident occurred in Sarrafa Bazaar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Sarrafa Bazaar
Specific Description Bazaar
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A crude bomb was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of wounded across incidents 201305300042, 201305300044, 201305300045.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Saffron terror exposed? VHP leader arrested for May 30 serial blasts in Mathura," Daily Bhaskar, June 28, 2013.
"Five injured in crude bomb attacks," NDTV, May 30, 2013.