Incident Summary:

10/18/2018: Assailants abducted Prasada Raju, a former village sarpanch, from Killamkota, Andhra Pradesh, India. Raju was released on or before October 20, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.

GTD ID:
201810180012

When:
2018-10-18

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Andhra Pradesh

City:
Killamkota

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Killamkota
Specific Description Former Sarpanch: Prasada Raju
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Lack of Intentionality
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. It is unclear whether the victim was forcibly abducted or whether he willingly went to a meeting with the Maoists.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Maoists 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
"'Maoists kidnap' former sarpanch," Times of India (Electronic Edition), October 20, 2018.