Incident Summary:

11/04/2013: Twenty-two land mines were discovered and defused in the Kumundih forest of Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. The mines were intended to target security personnel. There were no reported injuries. No group has claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.

GTD ID:
201311040076

When:
2013-11-04

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jharkhand

City:
Latehar district

Location Details:
The incident took place in the Kumundih forest.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Indian Armed Forces
Specific Description Personnel
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Land Mine
Weapon Details
Twenty-two landmines 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
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
"22 landmines defused on 100m stretch in J'khand," Times of India (Electronic Edition), November 6, 2013.
"Three IEDs recovered from Naxal-infested area of West Singhbhum," IBNLive India News, November 6, 2013.
"22 landmines found, ambush plan thwarted," Times of India, November 5, 2013.