2001 Indian Parliament attack

2023 Indian Parliament breach Terrorist attack in New Delhi yes November 2021 December 2018 Sansad_Bhavan-2.jpgborder 2001 Indian Parliament attack New Delhi, India 13 December 2001 28.6172 77.2081 region:IN_type:event it UTC+05:30 Mass shooting terrorist attack AK-47 rifles, pistols, grenade launchers, hand grenades, explosive belt 14 (including 5 militants) 18 Jaish-e-Mohammedhttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-08/31/content_259902.htm Mastermind killed China Daily 2003-08-31 8 September 2011 dmy-all The 2001 Indian Parliament attack was a terrorist attack on the Parliament of India in New Delhi, India, on 13 December 2001. The attack was carried out by five Jaish-e-Mohammed militants and resulted in the deaths of six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, and a gardener. All five militants were killed by security forces. Indian authorities accused Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), two militant groups operating from Pakistan, of perpetrating the attack;http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/dec/14parl12.htm Govt blames LeT for Parliament attack Rediff.com 14 December 2001 8 September 2011http://www.indianembassy.org/new/parliament_dec_13_01.htm Terrorist Attack on the Parliament of India 2001-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100611152203/http://www.indianembassy.org/new/parliament_dec_13_01.htm 2010-06-11 Embassy of India – Washington DC 2018-12-12 dead dmy-all however, LeT denied involvement. The incident led to increased tensions between India and Pakistan, resulting in the 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff. Attack On 13 December 2001, five Jaish-e-Mohammed militants drove into the House of Parliament in a car with Home Ministry and Parliament labels.http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/dec/13parl14.htm The terrorists had the home ministry and special Parliament label Rediff.com India 13 December 2001 While both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha had been adjourned 40 minutes prior to the incident, many members of parliament (MPs) and government officials such as Home Minister LK Advani and Minister of State for Defence Harin Pathak were believed to have still been in the building at the time of the attack.http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/dec/13parl1.htm Terrorists attack Parliament; five intruders, six cops killed Rediff.com 13 December 2001 More than 100 people, including major politicians, were inside the parliament building at the time. The gunmen used a fake identity sticker on the car they drove and thus easily breached the security deployed around the parliamentary complex. The militants carried AK-47 rifles, grenade launchers, pistols and grenades.Vishnu J T ISI supervised Parliament attack Main coordinator of Jaish, two others arrested http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011217/main1.htm 23 October 2014 The Tribune 17 December 2001 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220136/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011217/main1.htm dead The gunmen drove their vehicle into the car of the Indian Vice President Krishan Kant (who was in the building at the time), got out, and began shooting. The Vice President's guards and security personnel shot back at the attackers and then started closing the gates of the compound. A similar attack was carried out on the assembly of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, in October 2001, killing 38 people. Constable Kamlesh Kumari of the Central Reserve Police Force was the first to spot the militants and was shot by them as she raised the alarm. She died on the spot. One gunman's suicide vest exploded when he was shot dead; the other four gunmen were also killed. The ministers and MPs escaped unhurt. The total number of people killed by the attackers was 9 and at least 17 other people were injured in the attack.2001: Suicide attack on Indian parliament https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/13/newsid_3695000/3695057.stm 23 October 2014 BBC NewsPTI Parliament attack victims remembered https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/parliament-attack-victims-remembered/article2711970.ece 23 October 2014 The Hindu 13 December 2011 Perpetrators Delhi Police stated that five militants carried out the attack and the names given by them were: Hamza, Haider alias Tufail, Rana, Raja and Mohammed – who were members of Jaish-e-Mohammed and were killed.http://www.india.com/news/india/pm-modi-pays-homage-to-the-2001-parliament-attack-martyrs-key-points-about-the-heinous-attack-1704511/ India.com Penske Media Corporation PM Modi pays homage to the 2001 Parliament attack martyrs: Key points about the heinous attack 16 December 2016 5 January 2018 The names of the terrorists given by Delhi Police were Hamza, Haider alias Tufail, Rana, Ranvijay and Mohammed.Kaur Naunidhi Conviction in Parliament attack case http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1926/stories/20030103005713300.htm 23 October 2014 Frontline 23 19 21 December 2002 One of the militants killed had earlier also taken part in the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814.https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/ic814-victim-rupin-katyal-gets-justice-hijacker-ibrahim-killed-in-karachi-101646712210813.html IC-814 victim Rupin Katyal gets justice, hijacker Ibrahim killed in Karachi 8 March 2022 Hindustan Times Delhi Police officials said that the gunmen had received instructions from Pakistan and the operation had been carried out under the guidance of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). In their book The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden, Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy state that then-CIA station chief Robert Grenier and Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin suspected that the ISI had approved the attack in order to force the redeployment of troops under the command of Ali Jan Aurakzai away from the Durand Line, allowing Osama bin Laden to escape into Pakistan during the Battle of Tora Bora.Levy Adrian https://books.google.com/books?id=uHG9DAAAQBAJ The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden Scott-Clark Catherine 23 May 2017 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1-4088-5878-3 77–78 Trial Following the attack, many suspects were arrested, and in December 2002 four Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were convicted for roles in the attack. In 2003, the Border Security Force (BSF) eliminated Ghazi Baba, the commander-in-chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed and the mastermind of the attack, in the Noor Bagh neighborhood of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The attack triggered extensive investigations, which revealed the involvement of four accused, namely Mohammad Afzal Guru, his cousin Shaukat Hussain Guru, Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, ex-DU professor acquitted by SC in 2001 Parliament attack case, dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi Firstpost Press Trust of India October 25, 2019 June 7, 2022 https://www.firstpost.com/india/syed-abdul-rahman-geelani-ex-du-professor-acquitted-by-sc-in-2001-parliament-attack-case-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-in-delhi-7551861.html (also spelled "Gilani"), and Shaukat Guru's wife Afsan Guru (maiden name: Navjot Sandhu). Some other proclaimed offenders were said to be the leaders of the banned militant organization known as Jaish-e-Mohammed. After the conclusion of investigation, investigating agency filed the report under Section 173 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (India) against four accused persons on 14 May 2002. Charges were framed under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA), and the Explosive Substances Act by the designated sessions Court. The designated Special Court was presided over by S. N. Dhingra. The accused were tried and the trial concluded within a record period of about six months.February 2020 80 witnesses were examined for the prosecution and 10 witnesses were examined on behalf of the accused S.A.R. Geelani. About 300 documents were exhibited. Afzal Guru, Shaukat Hussain and S.A.R. Geelani were convicted for the offences under Sections 121, 121A, 122, Section 120B read with Sections 302 & 307 read with Section 120B of IPC, sub-Sections (2), (3) and (5) of Section 3 and Section 4(b) of POTA and Sections 3 and 4 of Explosive Substances Act. The accused 1 and 2 were also convicted under Section 3(4) of POTA.State ( N.C.T. of Delhi ) vs. Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Supreme Court of India 8 August 2005 Accused 4, namely Navjot Sandhu a.k.a. Afsan, was acquitted of all the charges except the one under Section 123 IPC for which she was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine. Death sentences were imposed on the other three accused for the offences under Section 302 read with Section 120B IPC and Section 3(2) of POTA. They were also sentenced to life imprisonment on as many as eight counts under the provisions of IPC, POTA and Explosive Substances Act in addition to varying amounts of fine. The amount of a million Indian rupees, which was recovered from the possession of two of the accused, namely, Afzal Guru and Shaukat Hussain, was forfeited to the State under Section 6 of the POTA. On appeal, the high court subsequently acquitted S. A. R. Geelani and Afsan, but upheld Shaukat's and Afzal's death sentence. Geelani was represented by Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi High Court and subsequently in the Supreme Court of India.Ram Jethmalani: A look at his most famous cases https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ram-jethmalani-a-look-at-his-most-famous-cases/story-oo0WbuIFPZ7kJtovkmoyRM.html 2019-09-08 Hindustan Times 2020-05-30 Jethmalani said it almost cost him his political career for defending Geelani.Defending Geelani almost cost me my political career: Jethmalani https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Defending-Geelani-almost-cost-me-my-political-career-Jethmalani/articleshow/10836788.cms Dhananjay Mahapatra 23 November 2011 The Times of India 2020-05-30 Geelani's acquittal blew a gaping hole in the prosecution's version of the parliament attack.2019-10-24 Former DU professor SAR Geelani who was convicted and later acquitted in Parliament attack case dies https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-du-professor-sar-geelani-who-was-convicted-and-later-acquitted-in-parliament-attack-case-dies/articleshow/71745985.cms 2024-12-13 The Times of India 0971-8257 He was presented as the mastermind of the entire attack.February 2020 Geelani, a young lecturer at Delhi University, received support from his outraged colleagues and friends, who were certain that he had been framed.February 2020 They contacted lawyer Nandita Haksar and asked her to take on his case.February 2020 Afzal Guru, sentenced to death by Indian court and due to be hanged on 20 October 2006, had his execution stayed. His family had camped in New Delhi to meet the President A.P.J Abdul Kalam to accept the mercy petition. The family of Kamlesh Kumari Yadav, a CRPF Jawan who died in the attack has said that they would return the Ashok Chakra, if the president accepted the petition, and on 13 December 2006, the families of the deceased returned the medals to the government. As of April 2007, Abdul Kalam refused to interfere in the judicial process.Vinay Kumar 30 April 2007 Kalam: law will take its course in Afzal case The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/2007/04/30/stories/2007043005720100.htm 3 March 2009September 2026 medicmedic The sentence was scheduled to be carried out on 20 October 2006, but Afzal was given a stay of execution and remained on death row. On 3 February 2013, his mercy petition was rejected by the then President Pranab Mukherjee.Gupta Smita 13 February 2016 The role of Pranab Mukherjee in Afzal Guru's hanging The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-role-of-pranab-mukherjee-in-afzal-gurus-hanging/article4397765.ece 5 January 2018 Though Afzal Guru’s mercy petition file came to Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 4, 2011 (when Ms. Patil was in office), Mr. Mukherjee, after taking charge, sent the file back on November 15, 2012 to the Home Ministry for a fresh look. The Home Ministry returned the file to the President on January 23 this year, and he sent it back, rejecting the petition, on February 3, paving the way for Saturday’s execution. He was hanged in Delhi's Tihar Jail at 08:00Roy Rajesh Indian Parliament Attack Planner Hanged https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324590904578292910964921342 on 9 February 2013, and buried in Tihar jail with full religious rites.Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 13 June 2016 In Tihar, officials feel 'tinge of sorrow' The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-tihar-officials-feel-tinge-of-sorrow/article4400897.ece 5 January 2018 Thereafter Afzal’s body was taken down from the gallows and buried with full religious rites near Jail No. 3, right next to the grave of Kashmiri separatist Maqbool Butt who too was hanged in Tihar. Shaukat Hussain was released nine months prior to his scheduled date of release on account of his good conduct.9 February 2013 All you need to know about the 2001 Parliament attack http://www.firstpost.com/india/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2001-parliament-attack-619622.html 12 October 2014 FirstpostRoy Arundhati 15 December 2006 India's Shame The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/15/india.kashmir 12 October 2014 Two Delhi Police officials, ACP Rajbir Singh2008-03-26 Encounter specialist killed by his own gun The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Encounter-specialist-killed-by-his-own-gun/article15191479.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20200903222858/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Encounter-specialist-killed-by-his-own-gun/article15191479.ece live 3 September 2020 2018-12-12 subscription dmy-all and Mohan Chand Sharma are credited for gathering prima facie evidence in the case. Singh was later shot dead by a friend over a property deal and Sharma was killed during the Batla House encounter with militants in Delhi.State vs Mohd. Afzal And Ors. Delhi High Court 29 October 2003 https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1031426/ 12 December 2018 Response 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff The Indian Government initially accused Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed of involvement in the attack. However, Lashkar-e-Taiba denied any involvement in the incident. In November 2002, four JeM members were arrested by Indian authorities and put on trial. All four were found guilty of playing various roles in the incident, although the fourth, Afsan/Navjot Sandhu, wife of Shaukat Hussain (one of the accused) was found guilty of a minor charge of concealing knowledge of conspiracy.http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/30/stories/2003103007840100.htm The Hindu Ms. Guru (formerly Ms. Navjot Sandhu) had been sentenced to five-years rigorous imprisonment on the lesser charge of concealing knowledge of the conspiracy. Geelani, Afsan Guru acquitted in Parliament attack case Anjali Mody 30 October 2003 5 January 2018September 2026 medicmedic One of the accused, Afzal Guru, was sentenced to death for the incident.http://www.thehindu.com/2002/12/17/stories/2002121705260100.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030404232535/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/12/17/stories/2002121705260100.htm dead 4 April 2003 4 convicted in attack 17 December 2002 The Hindu 8 September 2011 World leaders and leaders in India's immediate neighbourhood condemned the attack on the Parliament. On 14 December, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) blamed Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed for the attack. Home Minister LK Advani claimed, "We have received some clues about yesterday's incident, which shows that a neighbouring country, and some terrorist organisations active there behind it",http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/dec/14parl21.htm Parliament attack: Advani points towards neighbouring country Rediff.com 14 December 2001 in an indirect reference to Pakistan and Pakistan-based militants groups.http://www.firstpost.com/politics/parl-attacks-proved-terrorism-biggest-threat-to-democracy-advani-154780.html Parl attacks proved terrorism biggest threat to democracy: Advani Firstpost 13 December 2011 5 January 2018 Home Minister LK Advani made an indirect reference to Pakistan, saying that "clues" following the attack showed that "a neighbouring country, and some terrorist organisations active there behind" the attack. The same day, in a demarche to Pakistani High Commissioner to India, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, India demanded that Pakistan stop the activities of LeT and JeM, that Pakistan apprehend the organisations' leaders and that Pakistan curb the financial assets and the groups' access to these assets. In response to the Indian government's statements, Pakistani forces were put on high alert the same day. On 20 December, India mobilised and deployed its troops to Kashmir and Punjab in what was India's largest military mobilisation since the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. In popular culture Special OPS: The 2020 Indian action espionage thriller web series from Hotstar Specials created and directed by Neeraj Pandey and starring Kay Kay Menon in the lead role was based on the attacks.December 2025 Attack: Part 1 is also partially based on the attacks.December 2025 Dhurandhar, a 2025 Indian spy action thriller, features the attacks as a critical driver for the titular operation by Ajay Sanyal, a character based on NSA Ajit Doval. See also India List of Islamist terrorist attacks List of terrorist incidents in India List of attacks on legislatures Islamic terrorism Pakistan and state terrorism 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly car bombing 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, a similar attack that occurred in Ottawa, Canada 2017 Tehran attacks, which included an attack on the Iranian Parliament by gunmen and suicide bombers. 2021 storming of the United States Capitol 2023 Indian Parliament breach References External links Vt3G71Ce0cM 2001 Indian Parliament attack video Parliament attack: Why didn't the bomb explode? Afzal Guru wonders Book review: The Strange Case of the Attack on the Indian Parliament Unanswered questions are the remains of the day Delhi High Court: State vs Mohd. 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