2004 Dimapur bombings

Two coordinated attacks on public transport and market May 2025 May 2025 2004 Dimapur bombings Dimapur, Nagaland, India Dimapur Railway Station and Hong Kong Market 2004 10 02 yes 9:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time UTC+05:30 bombings 30 ≈ approximately 100 11 people (Hukum Ali and 10 others) Improvised explosive devices Separatism The 2004 Dimapur bombings, were a series of two coordinated attacks carried out by terrorists on the morning of Saturday, 2 October 2004 in Dimapur that targeted passengers at the Dimapur Railway Station and shoppers at the Hong Kong Market during the morning rush hour. The attack killed 30 people and about 100 others were injured.2004-10-02 Twin bomb blasts rock Indian town http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3709422.stm 2025-09-24 BBC en-GB3 October 2004 India reels after deadly blasts https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2004/10/3/india-reels-after-deadly-blasts 24 September 2025 Al Jazeera Agence France-Pressehttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/india.naga.blasts/ Bombs in northeast India kill 35 CNN 2 October 2004 22 August 2022 The attacks occurred simultaneously at around 09:30. One attack was at the Dimapur Railway Station, significantly damaging the platform at its surroundings, and the other at the Hong Kong Market. To date, it remains the deadliest terrorist incident to occur in Nagaland.https://easternmirrornagaland.com/2004-dimapur-bomb-blast-case-deferred/ 2004 Dimapur bomb blast case deferred Eastern Mirror 20 August 2013 22 August 2022 Attacks At 09:30 on 2 October 2004, two bombs were detonated almost simultaneously at the Dimapur Railway Station and the Hong Kong Market.https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041003/main1.htm Terror strikes in North-East 35 dead, 100 injured as blasts rock Dimapur The Tribune (Chandigarh) 2 October 2004 22 August 2022Vinayak G https://m.rediff.com/news/2004/oct/02naga.htm At least 30 killed in Nagaland blast Rediff.com 2 October 2004 22 August 2022 The bomb at the station was reportedly planted in the station manager's room. The blast was so powerful that the entire platform of the station was blown off. In the aftermath all the trains en route between Guwahati and Dibrugarh passing through Dimapur were suspended. Victims Officials reported that 15 were killed at the railway station, 10 at the Hong Kong Market and 5 others succumbed to their injuries at the Dimapur Civil Hospital. Investigation A Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by the State IGP (Crime) and comprising nine senior officers was initially formed but failed to make progress and the case was closed.https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/2013/05/29/dmu-police-cracks-2004-twin-blast-case/ Dmu police cracks 2004 twin-blast case Nagaland Post 29 May 2013 22 May 2025 The case was reopened on 3 August and 6 September 2010 by the then OC of Dimapur East Police Station. On 17 August 2010, Dimapur Police arrested Mangal Mahato at a liquor joint in Dimapur's Super Market, who claimed to know those involved. Mahato revealed he overheard conversations in Central Jail, Chümoukedima (then Central Jail, Dimapur) during a four-month imprisonment for an auto rickshaw theft. He stated the blasts were carried out by ten convicts serving life sentences there since 2005. Mahato disclosed that one Hukum Ali and his gang were arguing inside the prison about a promised ₹10 lakh payment from Abas Ali for executing the bombings. During remand, Hukum Ali confessed that Abas Ali and two unidentified Kachari accomplices hired them and handed over the bombs at Dimapur's Railgate and instructed them to plant them, one at the railway station and the other at Hong Kong Market. Each gang member was promised ₹1 lakh, with an advance of ₹1 lakh given to Hukum Ali. However, the full promised amount of ₹10 lakh was never paid by Abas Ali and his Kachari associates. Perpetrators On 20 September 2010, a joint interrogation by the Assam Rifles, SIB, CRPF, Special Branch and Dimapur Police examined Abdul Kalam, Babul Hussain, Haizul Ali, and Shajan Ali. Babul Hussain admitted to planting the bomb at Hong Kong market on orders from Hukum Ali, in the presence of Panas Ali, the late Nazim Uddin, Nur Jamal and Haizul Ali. The nine accused ultimately charge-sheeted were Abdul Kalam, Haizul Ali, Shajan Ali, Panas Ali, Kudus Ali, Nur Jamal, Sahab Uddin, Babul Hussain and Hukum Ali Abas Ali and his two Kachari accomplices remained at large. One Nazim Uddin committed suicide in police custody on 9 September 2010 and the other Hukum Ali, the leader of the group who planted the bomb at the station, died in April 2014 of natural causes.https://morungexpress.com/2004-bomb-blasts-trial-another-defendant-dies-jail 2004 Bomb Blasts trial: Another Defendant dies in jail The Morung Express 20 May 2014 22 August 2022 See also 1996 Dimapur car bombing List of terrorist incidents Timeline of Naga history References Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2004 Category:Attacks on railway stations in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2004 Category:2004 murders in India Category:2004 mass murders Category:October 2004 crimes in Asia Category:October 2004 in India Category:Nationalist terrorism Category:21st-century mass murders in India Category:2000s in Nagaland Category:2004 building bombings Category:Building bombings in India Category:Marketplace attacks in India Category:Terrorist incidents on railway systems in India Category:Separatism in India Category:Rail transport in Nagaland Category:Crime in Nagaland Bombings, 2004