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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2165
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11TH MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 20, 1947 (SAKA)
TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE COUNTRY
2165 SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the year-wise number of terrorist attacks/incidents reported in the country
during the last five years;
(b) the year-wise number of persons killed and injured in such attacks,
separately for civilians and security personnel;
(c) the State-wise/UT-wise details of terrorist attacks reported during this
period; and
(d) the steps taken by Government during the last five years to prevent
terrorist attacks, including measures to strengthen intelligence gathering,
counter-terror operations and security preparedness?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) to (c) According to the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India,
"Police" and "Public Order" are state subjects. The National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) collects crime data across the country and publishes it in its
annual publication, "Crime in India," which was launched in 2017. The latest
published data is of the year 2023. Relevant information on this subject,
based on data published by the NCRB from 2019 to 2023 (five years), is
presented in Annexure-A.-2-
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(d) Government of India follows a multi-pronged strategy to prevent
terrorist attacks, including measures towards prevention of terrorist attacks
by strengthening intelligence gathering, counter-terror operations, and
security preparedness. The steps taken in this regard are as follows-
i. Enhancement of counter insurgency grid.
ii. Deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
iii. Special focus on modernization and strengthening of security
equipment.
iv. Organizing various capacity building programs for State Police Forces,
Law Enforcement Agencies and Cyber Investigative Agencies.
v. Augmenting intelligence capabilities and strengthening law
enforcement agencies and ensuring sharing of intelligence inputs on a
real-time basis, amongst all security forces.
vi. Implementation of the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management
System (CIBMS), incorporating sensors, cameras, ground surveillance
radars and command-control systems.
vii. Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Drones and Satellite
Surveillance in vulnerable border areas.
viii. Construction of strategic roads, tunnels and bridges in border areas
under the Bharatmala and Border Road Organization initiatives.
ix. Day & night area domination.
x. Round-the-clock Nakas at strategic points.-3-
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xi. Construction of fences, floodlighting, Border Out Posts/ Company
Operating Bases, building roads and Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) at
various locations on the international borders and measures to
strengthen the Coastal Security.
xii. Regular Border-Coordination meetings and joint patrolling with
neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
xiii. Effective, continuous and sustained actions against terrorists and
support structures.
xiv. Dismantling of terror ecosystem using whole of government approach.
xv. Preventive operations through Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs),
Indian Army and State Police Forces involving identification of strategic
supporters of terrorism and initiating investigations through NIA to
expose their mechanisms of aiding and abetting terrorism.
xvi. Strengthening legal regime like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,
1967 and National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 for effective
prosecution of terrorist organizations and individual terrorists.
xvii. Use of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics and Facial Recognition
Tools to detect terrorist networks and activities.
xviii. Monitoring of social media and cyberspace to prevent online
radicalization.-4-
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xix. Intelligence and security agencies of Centre and States work in tandem
to keep a close watch on the elements involved in terror offences. This
includes round the clock intelligence sharing through Multi Agency
Centre (MAC) at the Central level and State Multi Agency Centre (SMAC)
at the State level, setting up of Joint Command and Control Centres,
strengthening of Technical and Human intelligence, better cooperation
amongst the Security Forces, district police and intelligence agencies,
thrust on generation of real time intelligence and creation as well as
strengthening of State Intelligence Bureaus (SIBs).
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ANNEXURE-A
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.2165 for 11.03.2026
s/n State/UTs 2019 2020
Total incidents Civilians Security personnel Total incidents Civilians Security personnel
of Attacks Killed injured Killed injured of Attacks Killed injured Killed Injured
1 Andhra Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haryana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 HP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Karnataka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Maharashtra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
24 Telangana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total States 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Delhi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 J&K 157 32 126 33 129 112 19 48 32 56
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 159 32 126 33 129 112 19 48 32 56
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
160 32 127 33 129 113 19 48 33 56-6-
ANNEXURE-A
s/n State/UTs 2021 2022 2023
Total Civilians Security personnel Total Civilians Security personnel Total Civilians Security personnel
incidents of Killed injured Killed injured incidents of Killed injured Killed injured incidents of Killed injured Killed Injured
Attacks Attacks Attacks
1 Andhra Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gujarat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haryana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 HP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Karnataka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Maharashtra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Telangana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total States 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 A&N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 D&N Haveli and
0 0 0
Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 J&K 164 35 74 43 90 195 21 79 25 88 29 10 17 25 17
34 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL UT(S) 164 35 74 43 90 195 21 79 25 88 29 10 17 25 17
TOTAL (ALL
INDIA) 164 35 74 43 90 196 22 79 25 88 29 10 17 25 17
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