Incident Summary:

11/07/2010: On Sunday evening around 2000, in Ganakkata village in Jhargram, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, in one of three related attacks, four suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) militants attacked the village and shot and killed three people. The victims were identified as Sandhyarani Mahato, Rashbihari Mahato, and Owahed Ali. Reportedly, the militants wearing black dresses went to the house of Wahed Ali, a Group D employee at the Jhargram Block Development Office (BDO) and took him away. The militants also took Sandhyarani Mahato, the mother of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) worker, and Rashbehari, a supporter of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) from their homes. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is suspected that Sandhyarani was targeted because her son was working for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jharkhand, Ali was targeted because his joined the police as an assistant inspector in Howrah, and Rashbehari was targeted for being a police informer. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201011070019

When:
2010-11-07

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

West Bengal

City:
Ganakkata

Location Details:
The attack took place in Ganakkata village in Jhargram, West Midnapore.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Jhargram Block Development Office
Specific Description Wahed Ali, a Group D employee at the Jhargram Block Development Office (BDO),
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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?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
People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
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 Four Persons in Separate Incidents in West Bengal," Hindu, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2010%2F11%2F09&image2.x=7&image2.y=9#10 (November 9, 2010).
Indo-Asian News Service, "Maoists Kill Three People in West Bengal," LexisNexis Academic, Hindustan Times, November 8, 2010.
Telegraph, "Rebels Call Obama Bandh, Kill Four People," LexisNexis Academic, Telegraph, November 8, 2010.