2000 terrorist attack on Red Fort

Red Fort (Hindi: लाल क़िला, Urdu: لال قلعہ‬‎)

On 22 December 2000, a terrorist attack took place on Red Fort in Delhi, India. It was carried out by Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba. It killed two soldiers and one civilian,[1][2] in what was described in the media as an attempt to derail the India-Pakistan peace talks. Red Fort is an extremely important Indian facility as it hosts the Prime Minister of India annually on August 15 Which is Indian independence day.. The Red Fort is also significant historically as it was taken over from British control and is an iconic site in India. As a result of the attack, the Indian capital of Delhi, and India as a whole was shaken from the incident.[3]

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Bilal Ahmed Kawa who planned and executed terror attack on the Red Fort in 2000, which killed three people was arrested in a joint operation by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and the Gujarat ATS from Delhi Airport on 10 Jan 2018. It took 17 long years to arrest him. 37 Year old Bilal Ahmad Kawa has been remanded to a Police Special Cell in Delhi for further probe. He was arrested on the basis of a tip-off received by Gujarat ATS regarding his movement from Srinagar to Delhi.

Attack

On December 22, 2000 starting at approximately 9:00 pm, Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants began firing indiscriminately and gunned down two army Jawans belonging to the 7th Rajputana Rifles and a civilian security guard. The troops were placed at the fort due to the extreme importance of Red Fort within the history of India. Red fort housed British Army barracks, which was taken over by the Indian Army after Indian Independence from the British rule. The intruders received returning fire from the Quick Reaction Team of the battalion. All the intruders escaped the Red Fort by scaling over the boundary wall on the rear side of the complex.

Casualties

A total of three persons lost their lives as a result of the attack. Abdullah Thakur, a civilian sentry, Rifleman Uma Shankar, and Naik Ashok Kumar were the casualties of the event. Naik Ashok Kumar succumbed to his injuries hours after the event occurred in a Delhi hospital.[4]

Assailants

The attack on Red Fort is believed to have been orchestrated by a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant. The Indian courts convicted six others in October 2005, with sentences of variety of lengths. In September 2007, due to the lack of evidence, the six other assailants were released. The Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, took responsibility of the attacks. The attacks strained already tense relations between India and Pakistan. [5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "2000 Red Fort terrorist attack". The Times of India. Dec 3, 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Red Fort terrorist attacks". Retrieved 4 Aug 2012.
  3. ↑ "Red Fort attack will not affect peace moves". 2012-08-19.
  4. ↑ http://www.nia.gov.in/acts/Mohd%20Arif-Red%20Fort%20Attack.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/red-fort-attack-case-chronology/article1-247672.aspx

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