Incident Summary:

08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of a Manipur Legislative Assembly member in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 incidents targeting government officials in Churachandpur on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

GTD ID:
201508310061

When:
2015-08-31

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Manipur

City:
Churachandpur

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Manipur Legislative Assembly
Specific Description House of Member
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Manipur lawmakers' homes set on fire," Deccan Herald, August 31, 2015.