Incident Summary:

08/20/2017: Assailants shot and killed Hilal Ahmad Malik, a cable operator, near his residence in Malik Mohalla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).

GTD ID:
201708200022

When:
2017-08-20

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Malik Mohalla

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Shopian district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Friends Cable Network
Specific Description Cable Operator: Hilal Ahmad Malik
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) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Slain Cable Operator Laid to Rest," Kashmir Observer, August 21, 2017.
"Cable network owner killed, Shopian shuts down," Indian Express, August 21, 2017.
"Suspected militants gun down cable operator in Kashmir," Indian Express, August 20, 2017.