2023 Rajouri attacks - Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]

| image = Rajouri_Attack_2023.jpg

| image = Rajouri_Attack_2023.jpg

| caption = Last rites of Rajouri attack victims

| caption = Last rites of Rajouri attack victims

| location = [[Dangri, Jammu and Kashmir]], India

| location = [[Dangri, Jammu and Kashmir|Dangri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India

| partof = [[Kashmir conflict]]

| partof = [[Kashmir conflict]]

| motive = [[Islamic terrorism]]

| date = 1–2 January 2023

| date = 1–2 January 2023

| target = [[Pahari people (Kashmir)|Pahari]]-[[Hindus]]<ref name="attackonhindus">{{Cite news|last=Bhat|first=Sunil|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajouri-terror-attack-jammu-and-kashmir-terrorists-barge-into-hindu-houses-kill-civilians-2316140-2023-01-02|title=Rajouri attack: Terrorists barged into Hindu homes, opened fire after confirming identity|date=2 January 2023|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102041614/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajouri-terror-attack-jammu-and-kashmir-terrorists-barge-into-hindu-houses-kill-civilians-2316140-2023-01-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

| target = [[Pahari people (Kashmir)|Pahari]]-[[Hindus]]<ref name="attackonhindus">{{Cite news|last=Bhat|first=Sunil|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajouri-terror-attack-jammu-and-kashmir-terrorists-barge-into-hindu-houses-kill-civilians-2316140-2023-01-02|title=Rajouri attack: Terrorists barged into Hindu homes, opened fire after confirming identity|date=2 January 2023|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102041614/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajouri-terror-attack-jammu-and-kashmir-terrorists-barge-into-hindu-houses-kill-civilians-2316140-2023-01-02|url-status=live}}</ref>

| type = Shooting, explosion

| type = Shooting, explosion

| motive = [[Islamic terrorism]]

| weapons = Rifles, [[improvised explosive device]] (IED)

| weapons = Rifles, [[improvised explosive device]] (IED)

| fatalities = 7

| fatalities = 7

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| perps =

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The '''2023 Rajouri attacks''' were [[terrorist]] attacks that occurred on 1st and 2nd January 2023 in the [[Dangri, Jammu and Kashmir|Dangri]] village of the [[Rajouri district]] in the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The first attack, a shooting, resulted in the death of four and injured nine others.<ref name="massacre2kids">{{Cite news |last1=Pandit |first1=M Saleem |last2=Khajuria |first2=Sanjay |date=3 January 2023 |title=2 kids killed in IED blast in Rajouri village, day after New Year's Day massacre |work=[[Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-kids-killed-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-village-day-after-new-years-day-massacre/articleshow/96692018.cms |access-date=3 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102233118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-kids-killed-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-village-day-after-new-years-day-massacre/articleshow/96692018.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Masoodi |first=Nazir |date=2 January 2023 |title=Rajouri Terror Attack's Death Count Climbs To 4, Call For Bandh Today |publisher=[[NDTV]] |editor-last=Bose |editor-first=Saikat Kumar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajouri-terror-attack-rajouri-civilian-deaths-rajouri-terror-attacks-death-count-climbs-to-4-search-on-for-suspects-3656080 |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102021421/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajouri-terror-attack-rajouri-civilian-deaths-rajouri-terror-attacks-death-count-climbs-to-4-search-on-for-suspects-3656080 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second attack, an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]] exploded near the same attack site, resulting in the death of a child at the scene and injuring five others.<ref>{{Cite news|title=One child dead, 5 injured in IED blast in J&K's Rajouri; 2nd terror attack in 12 hours|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kasshmir-one-child-dead-5-injured-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-2nd-terror-attack-in-12-hours-101672635333060.html|date=2 January 2023|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102051128/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kasshmir-one-child-dead-5-injured-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-2nd-terror-attack-in-12-hours-101672635333060.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A second child injured in that blast died from injuries, raising the overall death toll to six.<ref name="d2january">{{Cite news|title=Rajouri Blast: Another Minor Dies, Toll 2|url=https://thechenabtimes.com/2023/01/02/rajouri-blast-another-minor-dies-toll-2/|date=2 January 2023|publisher=[[The Chenab Times]]|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=13 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313100901/https://thechenabtimes.com/2023/01/02/rajouri-blast-another-minor-dies-toll-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 January 2023, one of the injured succumbed in hospital and the death toll rose to seven.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajouri terror attack: One more civilian succumbs; toll climbs to 7 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/rajouri-terror-attack-one-more-civilian-succumbs-toll-climbs-to-7-468553/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

The '''2023 Rajouri attacks''' was an [[Islamic terrorist]] attack that occurred on 1st and 2nd January 2023 in the [[Dangri, Jammu and Kashmir|Dangri]] village of the [[Rajouri district]] in the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The first attack, a shooting, resulted in the death of four and injured nine others.<ref name="massacre2kids">{{Cite news |last1=Pandit |first1=M Saleem |last2=Khajuria |first2=Sanjay |date=3 January 2023 |title=2 kids killed in IED blast in Rajouri village, day after New Year's Day massacre |work=[[Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-kids-killed-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-village-day-after-new-years-day-massacre/articleshow/96692018.cms |access-date=3 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102233118/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-kids-killed-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-village-day-after-new-years-day-massacre/articleshow/96692018.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Masoodi |first=Nazir |date=2 January 2023 |title=Rajouri Terror Attack's Death Count Climbs To 4, Call For Bandh Today |publisher=[[NDTV]] |editor-last=Bose |editor-first=Saikat Kumar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajouri-terror-attack-rajouri-civilian-deaths-rajouri-terror-attacks-death-count-climbs-to-4-search-on-for-suspects-3656080 |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102021421/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajouri-terror-attack-rajouri-civilian-deaths-rajouri-terror-attacks-death-count-climbs-to-4-search-on-for-suspects-3656080 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second attack, an IED exploded near the same attack site, resulting in the death of a child at the scene and injuring five others.<ref>{{Cite news|title=One child dead, 5 injured in IED blast in J&K's Rajouri; 2nd terror attack in 12 hours|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kasshmir-one-child-dead-5-injured-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-2nd-terror-attack-in-12-hours-101672635333060.html|date=2 January 2023|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102051128/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kasshmir-one-child-dead-5-injured-in-ied-blast-in-rajouri-2nd-terror-attack-in-12-hours-101672635333060.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A second child injured in that blast died from injuries, raising the overall death toll to six.<ref name="d2january">{{Cite news|title=Rajouri Blast: Another Minor Dies, Toll 2|url=https://thechenabtimes.com/2023/01/02/rajouri-blast-another-minor-dies-toll-2/|date=2 January 2023|publisher=[[The Chenab Times]]|access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=13 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313100901/https://thechenabtimes.com/2023/01/02/rajouri-blast-another-minor-dies-toll-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir blamed New Delhi's policies for [[Kashmir]] and security lapses due to the administration of Lieutenant Governor of the union territory [[Manoj Sinha]] for the Rajouri terror attack. Meanwhile, leaders of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] blamed [[Pakistan]] for the attack.<ref name="blameslg" />

The regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir blamed New Delhi's policies for [[Kashmir]] and security lapses due to the administration of Lieutenant Governor of the union territory [[Manoj Sinha]] for the Rajouri terror attack. Meanwhile, leaders of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] blamed [[Pakistan]] for the attack.<ref name="blameslg" />

The deceased and injured of the 1 January attack in Rajouri were identified. The deceased were Deepak Kumar (23), Satish Kumar (45), Pritam Lal (57), Shiv Pal (32) and the injured: Pawan Kumar (38), Rohit Pandit (27), Saroj Bala (35), Ridham Sharma (17), Sushil Kumar (32).<ref name="firsttribune">{{Cite news|title=Terror attack in Rajouri, 4 dead|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/terror-attack-in-rajouri-4-dead-466554|date=2 January 2023|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> A 16 year old girl who was injured in the blast succumbed to her injuries, raising the death toll to 6.<ref name="d2january"/> On 2 January 2023, the two killed in the blast were identified as Vihan Kumar (4) and Samiksha Devi (14);<ref name="massacre2kids"/> the injured were identified as Sanvi Sharma (7), Angel Sharma (8), Kanhaya Sharma (14), Vansh Bhargav (15), Sejal Sharma (18), Sumiksha Sharma (20), Sharda Devi (38), Santosh Sharma (45), and Kamlesh Devi (48).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2023 |title=4-year-old child killed in blast day after terror attack in J-K's Rajouri |publisher=Rediff News |editor-last=Waje |editor-first=Hemant |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/ied-blast-day-in-j-ks-rajouri-after-terror-attack/20230102.htm |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102063911/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/ied-blast-day-in-j-ks-rajouri-after-terror-attack/20230102.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The deceased and injured of the 1 January attack in Rajouri were identified. The deceased were Deepak Kumar (23), Satish Kumar (45), Pritam Lal (57), Shiv Pal (32) and the injured: Pawan Kumar (38), Rohit Pandit (27), Saroj Bala (35), Ridham Sharma (17), Sushil Kumar (32).<ref name="firsttribune">{{Cite news|title=Terror attack in Rajouri, 4 dead|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/terror-attack-in-rajouri-4-dead-466554|date=2 January 2023|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> A 16 year old girl who was injured in the blast succumbed to her injuries, raising the death toll to 6.<ref name="d2january"/> On 2 January 2023, the two killed in the blast were identified as Vihan Kumar (4) and Samiksha Devi (14);<ref name="massacre2kids"/> the injured were identified as Sanvi Sharma (7), Angel Sharma (8), Kanhaya Sharma (14), Vansh Bhargav (15), Sejal Sharma (18), Sumiksha Sharma (20), Sharda Devi (38), Santosh Sharma (45), and Kamlesh Devi (48).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2023 |title=4-year-old child killed in blast day after terror attack in J-K's Rajouri |publisher=Rediff News |editor-last=Waje |editor-first=Hemant |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/ied-blast-day-in-j-ks-rajouri-after-terror-attack/20230102.htm |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102063911/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/ied-blast-day-in-j-ks-rajouri-after-terror-attack/20230102.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The mortal remains of six persons, including two minor cousins, slain in twin attacks in Rajouri district were cremated on 3 January 2023 in their native village.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tearful adieu to 6 killed in twin terror incidents in JK's Rajouri|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tearful-adieu-to-6-killed-in-twin-terror-incidents-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-rajouri/cid/1907542|date=3 January 2023|work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|access-date=4 January 2023|archive-date=4 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104080748/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tearful-adieu-to-6-killed-in-twin-terror-incidents-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-rajouri/cid/1907542|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 January 2023, one of the injured victim passed away in hospital, raising the death toll to seven.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rajouri terror attack: One more civilian succumbs; toll climbs to 7|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/rajouri-terror-attack-one-more-civilian-succumbs-toll-climbs-to-7-468553|date=8 January 2023|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=9 January 2023|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109085644/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/rajouri-terror-attack-one-more-civilian-succumbs-toll-climbs-to-7-468553|url-status=live}}</ref>

The mortal remains of six persons, including two minor cousins, slain in twin attacks in Rajouri district were cremated on 3 January 2023 in their native village.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tearful adieu to 6 killed in twin terror incidents in JK's Rajouri|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tearful-adieu-to-6-killed-in-twin-terror-incidents-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-rajouri/cid/1907542|date=3 January 2023|work=[[The Telegraph (India)]]|access-date=4 January 2023|archive-date=4 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104080748/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tearful-adieu-to-6-killed-in-twin-terror-incidents-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-rajouri/cid/1907542|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 January 2023, one of the injured succumbed in hospital and the death toll rose to seven.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rajouri terror attack: One more civilian succumbs; toll climbs to 7|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/rajouri-terror-attack-one-more-civilian-succumbs-toll-climbs-to-7-468553|date=8 January 2023|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=9 January 2023|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109085644/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/rajouri-terror-attack-one-more-civilian-succumbs-toll-climbs-to-7-468553|url-status=live}}</ref>

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