Incident Summary:

04/09/2008: On Wednesday, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed Raba Subba, a village head at Peta village near a forest in Malkangiri district, Orissa province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.

GTD ID:
200804090006

When:
2008-04-09

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Orissa

City:
Malkangiri district

Location Details:
The attack took place near a forest outside of Peta village, Malkangiri district, Orissa province, India.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description Raba Subba, a village head at Peta village,
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
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 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
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "Maoists Kill village chief in Orissa," http://www.satp.org (accessed April 9, 2008).
Indo-Asian News Service, "Maoists Kill Village Leader in Orissa," Lexis Nexis, Indo-Asian News Service, April 12, 2008.