Incident Summary:

02/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a joint police patrol in Banura, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201802010007

When:
2018-02-01

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Banura

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Pulwama district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target India
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Special Operations Group (SOG)
Specific Description Patrol
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
Unknown 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
"2 jawan among 4 injured in grenade attack," Hindustan Times, February 4, 2018.
"Militants attack forces party in Pulwama," Kashmir Observer, February 1, 2018.
"Terrorists open fire at joint post of Police and CRPF near Pulwama, no casualties reported," India TV, February 1, 2018.