2023 Rajouri attacks

2023 Rajouri attacks
2023 Rajouri attacks
Part of Kashmir conflict
	Last rites of Rajouri attack victims
Location	Dangri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date	1–2 January 2023
Target	Pahari-Hindus
Attack type	Shooting, explosion
Weapons	Rifles, improvised explosive device (IED)
Deaths	7
Injured	12
Motive	Islamic terrorism

The 2023 Rajouri attacks was a terrorist attack that occurred on 1st and 2nd January 2023 in the Dangri village of the Rajouri district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The first attack, a shooting, resulted in the death of four and injured nine others.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] A second child injured in that blast died from injuries, raising the overall death toll to six.^[5]

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.^[6]

The Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, denounced the deaths of innocent civilians in Rajouri. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Kashmiri separatist militant group, which according to Indian claims is a "shadow organisation" of Lashkar-e-Taiba,^[7] denied that it was a terror strike.^[8]^[9]

^ Bhat, Sunil (2 January 2023). "Rajouri attack: Terrorists barged into Hindu homes, opened fire after confirming identity". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ Pandit, M Saleem; Khajuria, Sanjay (3 January 2023). "2 kids killed in IED blast in Rajouri village, day after New Year's Day massacre". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ Masoodi, Nazir (2 January 2023). Bose, Saikat Kumar (ed.). "Rajouri Terror Attack's Death Count Climbs To 4, Call For Bandh Today". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "One child dead, 5 injured in IED blast in J&K's Rajouri; 2nd terror attack in 12 hours". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "Rajouri Blast: Another Minor Dies, Toll 2". The Chenab Times. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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^ Iqbal, Naveed (7 January 2023). "What is The Resistance Front, active in Jammu and Kashmir, recently declared a terrorist organisation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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[attackonhindus-1] Bhat, Sunil (2 January 2023). "Rajouri attack: Terrorists barged into Hindu homes, opened fire after confirming identity". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[massacre2kids-2] Pandit, M Saleem; Khajuria, Sanjay (3 January 2023). "2 kids killed in IED blast in Rajouri village, day after New Year's Day massacre". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[3] Masoodi, Nazir (2 January 2023). Bose, Saikat Kumar (ed.). "Rajouri Terror Attack's Death Count Climbs To 4, Call For Bandh Today". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[4] "One child dead, 5 injured in IED blast in J&K's Rajouri; 2nd terror attack in 12 hours". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[d2january-5] "Rajouri Blast: Another Minor Dies, Toll 2". The Chenab Times. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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[7] Iqbal, Naveed (7 January 2023). "What is The Resistance Front, active in Jammu and Kashmir, recently declared a terrorist organisation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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