1991 Rudrapur bombings

Terror attack in Uttarakhand, India November 2019 June 2017 1991 Rudrapur bombings Rudrapur, India 17 October 1991 Dual bombings 40 140 Hindu civilians Khalistan National Army (claimed)Bhindranwale Saffron Tigers of Khalistan (confirmed) 1991 Rudrapur bombings were bombings by Khalistani terrorists in 1991 in Rudrapur city in Indian state of Uttarakhand.http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/remembering-major-terror-attacks-on-anti-terrorism-day--23116.html?page=8 Remembering major terror attacks on Anti Terrorism Day 20 May 2013 India TV 19 February 2014 Explosion Two bombs were exploded on 17 October 1991. The first bomb exploded when people were watching Ramlila in the public ground. After 15 minutes the second bomb went off near the hospital where injured were being taken. The bombings killed more than 40 people and injuring 140 people. Later Bhindranwale Saffron Tigers of Khalistan (BSTK) and the Khalistan National Army (KNA) claimed the responsibility for the bombings. The police however only accused BSTK.https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19911115-evil-triumphs-over-good-during-ram-lila-celebrations-815064-1991-11-14 Terrorists strike during Ram Lila celebrations in Uttar Pradesh India Today 15 November 1991 19 February 20142 Bombs Kill 41 and Injure 140 in India 18 October 1991 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/18/world/2-bombs-kill-41-and-injure-140-in-india.html Improvised Explosive Device (IED) It was one of the most significant incidents of the region to employ an IED for the explosion.Krishna M. Mathur Police, Law and Internal Security https://books.google.com/books?id=kzW93VXJtPsC&pg=PA113 1994 Gyan Books 978-81-212-0455-2 113 References Category:1991 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 1991 Category:20th century in Uttarakhand Category:Rudrapur, Uttarakhand Category:Building bombings in India Category:Insurgency in Punjab, India Category:Crime in Uttarakhand Category:Sikh terrorism in India Category:1991 building bombings Category:Hospital bombings in Asia Category:Attacks on hospitals in India Category:1991 murders in India Category:October 1991 in India Category:October 1991 crimes Category:20th-century mass murders in India