2005 Ram Janmabhoomi attack

Terrorist attack in Ayodhya, India yes May 2017 May 2017 Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India 2005 07 05 yes Ram Janmabhoomi Suicide car bombing, mass shooting, terrorist attack VBIED, AK-47s, Type 56 assault rifles, carbines, M1911 pistols, M67 grenadesSummary at South Asia Terrorism Portal. 8 (2 civilians and 6 militants) Lashkar-e-Taiba 6 CRPF, UP Police, UP PAC 4 Life sentence On 5 July 2005, six militants from the Pakistan-based Islamist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked the makeshift temple to the Hindu deity Rama that stood at the site of the destroyed Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.2005-07-06 Front Page : Armed storm Ayodhya complex http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/06/stories/2005070612430100.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050708012430/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/06/stories/2005070612430100.htm 2005-07-08 The Hindu2005-07-05 5 Attackers Slain at Indian Holy Site Claimed by Hindus, Muslims https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jul-05-fg-hindu5-story.html 2025-10-19 Los Angeles Times2005-07-05 Police kill assailants at India holy site https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/7/5/police-kill-assailants-at-india-holy-site 2025-10-19 Al Jazeera Reuters Five of the militants were shot dead in the ensuing gunfight with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); the other blew himself up in an explosive-laden jeep during a grenade attack that his accomplices had launched to breach the cordoned wall. The attack killed two residents of the area. Seven members of the CRPF were injured: two suffered serious injuries with multiple gunshot wounds.Srivastava Shivendra 2019-06-17 Ayodhya terror attack verdict likely on Tuesday https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ayodhya-terror-attack-verdict-likely-on-tuesday-1550736-2019-06-17 2025-10-11 India TodayKumar Kamal 2024-01-02 Ayodhya: UP STF To Take Charge Of Ram Mandir's Security As CRPF's Stint To Protect Ram Janmabhoomi Nears An End https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/ram-mandir-ayodhya-security-up-stf-to-take-charge-of-ram-mandir-security-as-crpf-stint-nears-an-end-10124474 2025-10-11 The Daily Jagran Attack Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, a makeshift temple had been constructed in the city of Ayodhya.Ramesh Randeep 2005-07-05 Gunmen storm disputed religious site in India https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/06/india.randeepramesh 2025-11-12 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 According to local Hindu beliefs, the site is the birthplace of the Hindu deity Rama. The site is therefore claimed by both Hindus and Muslims. On 5 July 2005, the heavily guarded complex was attacked by six armed militants. The militants were from the Pakistani Islamist militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The attack was foiled by security officials and all of the attackers were killed. According to the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police, LeT had previously targeted the disputed site five times since 2000, including Hanuman Garhi in 2001 with a car bomb which failed to explode and in 2002, 2003 and 2004 when the militants were preemptively captured.Ramakrishnan Venkitesh Shades of LeT https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30205715.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20230323043624/https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30205715.ece 2023-03-23 2025-11-12 Frontline enMishra Subhash Vinayak Ramesh 2005-07-18 Ayodhya terror attack: India wakes up to clear and present danger to its civil society https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20050718-ayodhya-terror-attack-india-wakes-up-to-clear-and-present-danger-to-its-civil-society-787722-2005-07-17 2025-11-12 India Today en The militants and were believed to have entered India through Nepal. They posed as pilgrims on their way to Ayodhya, and boarded a Tata Sumo at Akbarpur, near the Kichaucha village in Ayodhya District. Then, in nearby Faizabad, they abandoned the Sumo and hired a Mahindra Marshall jeep driven by a driver, Rehan Alam Ansari. According to a statement by the driver, the militants visited a Ram temple in Ayodhya, where they prayed, possibly to reinforce the impression that they were pilgrims. The militants then drove the jeep into the site, and forced the driver out of the vehicle, banging the jeep against the security cordon. One attacker killed himself in the jeep by detonating it, damaging the surrounding structures at the site and the security fence.2005-07-05 6 attackers die in raid on Hindu shrine in India https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8467780 2025-10-12 NBC News2005-07-08 LeT main suspect in Ayodhya attack https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/let-main-suspect-in-ayodhya-attack/articleshow/1165205.cms 2025-11-12 The Times of India 0971-8257 Press Trust of India At 9:05 am, they hurled M67 grenades to breach the cordon. Ramesh Chandra Pandey, a pilgrim guide who happened to be near the site at this moment, died on the spot as a result of the grenade blast.Sarin Jitendra 2019-06-18 Life term for four, one acquitted in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/life-term-for-four-one-acquitted-in-2005-ayodhya-terror-attack-case/story-OyirIsPKjLFKXzUhuUq36J.html 2025-11-12 Hindustan Times en Firing indiscriminately, the five remaining militants entered the "Mata Sita Rasoi". Returning the gunfire, a platoon of 35 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers killed all five of the militants in a gunfight that lasted for over an hour. Three CRPF soldiers also received serious injuries and, as of July 2008, two remain comatose. All the militants died within 70 metres of the site. Two local residents were killed in the attack, including guide Pandey and bystander Shanti Devi.18 June 2019 2005 Ayodhya terror attack: four get life term, one acquitted https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/2005-ayodhya-terror-attack-four-get-life-term-one-acquitted/article28064253.ece 16 October 2025 The Hindu en-IN Strict precautions were taken all over India to protect minorities wherever retaliatory killings were anticipated.2005-07-06 Terrorists attack Ayodhya temple, 6 killed https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/terrorists-attack-ayodhya-temple-6-killed-105070601017_1.html 2025-10-11 Business Standard Investigation The investigating team tracked the phone calls made from the cell phones carried by the militants using the IMEI numbers. The Uttar Pradesh Police recovered a single RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, five Type 56 assault rifles, five M1911 pistols, several M67 grenades and some jihadi documents. 2019-06-18 2005 Ayodhya terror attack: 4 accused sentenced for life https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/2005-ayodhya-terror-attack-allahabad-court-verdict-life-term-imprisonment-1551280-2019-06-18 2025-10-11 India Today Rehan Alam, the jeep driver, was detained by the police for further investigations.6 July 2006 6 ultras killed as they storm Ayodhya temple, explode vehicle to break security cordon Shahira Naim https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050706/main1.htm 2025-10-11 The Tribune The killed militants were buried in the Takiya graveyard in the neighbouring city of Faizabad. On 28 July 2005, four Muslim men from Jammu and Kashmir – Akbar Hussain, Lal Mohammad, Mohmmad Naseer and Mohmmad Rafeeq – were arrested in connection with the attack. On 3 August 2005, another four Muslim men – Irfan, Ashiq Iqbal alias Farooque, Shakeel Ahmed and Mohammad Naseem – were arrested and eventually sentenced to life term imprisonment and fined Rs. 40,000 each; a fifth man, Mohammad Aziz, was acquitted. One of the victims' sons, dissatisfied with the acquittal, appealed to the government to intervene.Sahu Manish 2019-06-19 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case: Not happy, want govt to intervene, says victim's family https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/2005-ayodhya-terror-attack-case-not-happy-want-govt-to-intervene-says-victims-family-5787308/ 2025-10-12 The Indian Express References External links Incident Summary at Global Terrorism Database Summary at South Asia Terrorism Portal Category:Ram Mandir Category:2000s in Uttar Pradesh Category:2005 building bombings Category:2005 mass shootings in Asia Category:2005 murders in India Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2005 Category:Attacks on Hindu temples in India Category:Demolition of the Babri Masjid Category:Grenade attacks in India Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in India Category:Islamic terrorism in India Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2005 Category:July 2005 in India Category:July 2005 crimes in Asia Category:Lashkar-e-Taiba attacks Category:Mass shootings in India Category:Murder in Uttar Pradesh Category:Rama temples Category:Religious building bombings in India Category:Suicide bombings in 2005 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in India Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2005 Category:Terrorist incidents in Uttar Pradesh Category:Uttar Pradesh Police Category:Mass shootings in religious buildings and structures