When Terror
Came Home
Cities, trains, parliaments — places that were never meant to be battlefields. We remember every name, on both sides of the line.
All Terror Attacks
6 events14 Feb – 14 Feb 2019
Pulwama CRPF Convoy Attack 2019
A Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with 350 kg of RDX into a CRPF convoy on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway in Pulwama, killing 40 CRPF personnel — the deadliest terrorist attack on security forces in Kashmir since the insurgency began.
2 Jan – 5 Jan 2016
Pathankot Airbase Attack 2016
Jaish-e-Mohammed militants attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station. NSG, Army, and Air Force personnel conducted a 3-day counter-terror operation to neutralise all six attackers. Seven security personnel were killed.
26 Nov – 29 Nov 2008
Mumbai 26/11 Terror Attack 2008
Ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists arrived by sea and launched coordinated attacks across Mumbai, targeting the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident, Nariman House, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Cama Hospital. NSG commandos conducted the primary counter-terror operations. 166 civilians and 18 security personnel were killed.
24 Sept – 24 Sept 2002
Akshardham Temple Attack 2002
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists stormed the Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, killing 30 civilians and wounding 80 before NSG commandos neutralised both attackers in a 16-hour operation.
13 Dec – 13 Dec 2001
Indian Parliament Attack 2001
Five armed Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament building on 13 December 2001. Security forces — CRPF, Delhi Police, and Parliament Security Service — fought them off, preventing a catastrophic hostage situation. Nine security personnel and one gardener were killed.
24 Dec – 31 Dec 1999
IC 814 Kandahar Hijacking 1999
Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 was hijacked by five Harkat-ul-Mujahideen terrorists and flown to Kandahar, Afghanistan. NSG and intelligence agencies worked through the crisis over 8 days. One passenger was killed.