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35 cases Global sources
The main drivers for assassination in India are personal and organized crime. Personally motivated hits included cases of love triangles, family disputes and personal enmities. Reporting on personal motivated contract killing was quite explicit in India - reference was made to the perpetrator quite often and in fewer recorded cases the perpetrator was unknown. The main method used in India was also shooting, following a global and regional trend. However, rates were comparatively low when compared to the global figure.
Main statistics
Motive
29 (83%)
Political
Target Group
16 (46%)
Politics & governance
Gender
30 (86%)
Male
Method
27 (77%)
Shot
Number of cases over time
Distribution of case numbers by category
target group
target group
motive
motive
method
method
perpetrator
perpetrator
gender
gender
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Time series
target group
Jan
Feb
target group
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
2 cases
- Politics & governance (2)
Mar
target group
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
2 cases
- Local community (1)
- Security (1)
Apr
target group
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Local community (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
May
target group
May-2019
May-2019
2 cases
- Politics & governance (2)
Jun
Jul
target group
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Media (1)
- Security (1)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
target group
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
2019
Jan
target group
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
2 cases
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Feb
target group
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Local community (1)
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Mar
target group
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
6 cases
- Others (1)
- Illicit market (3)
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Apr
May
target group
May-2020
May-2020
5 cases
- Illicit market (2)
- Security (2)
- Politics & governance (1)
Jun
target group
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
2 cases
- Politics & governance (2)
Jul
target group
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
3 cases
- Media (1)
- Politics & governance (2)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
target group
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
3 cases
- Local community (1)
- Politics & governance (2)
Dec
2020
Time series
motive
Jan
Feb
motive
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
2 cases
- Political (2)
Mar
motive
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
2 cases
- Political (2)
Apr
motive
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Political (2)
May
motive
May-2019
May-2019
2 cases
- Political (2)
Jun
Jul
motive
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Personal (1)
- Political (1)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
motive
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
2019
Jan
motive
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
2 cases
- Political (2)
Feb
motive
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Personal (1)
- Political (1)
Mar
motive
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
6 cases
- Political (6)
Apr
May
motive
May-2020
May-2020
5 cases
- Economic (1)
- Political (4)
Jun
motive
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
2 cases
- Political (2)
Jul
motive
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
3 cases
- Personal (1)
- Political (2)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
motive
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
3 cases
- Personal (1)
- Political (2)
Dec
2020
Time series
method
Jan
Feb
method
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (1)
Mar
method
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (1)
Apr
method
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
May
method
May-2019
May-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Jun
Jul
method
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
method
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
2019
Jan
method
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Feb
method
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Stabbed (1)
- Shot (2)
Mar
method
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
6 cases
- Bombed (1)
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (4)
Apr
May
method
May-2020
May-2020
5 cases
- Shot (5)
Jun
method
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Jul
method
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
3 cases
- Suffocated (1)
- Shot (2)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
method
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
3 cases
- Stabbed (1)
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (1)
Dec
2020
Time series
perpetrator
Jan
Feb
perpetrator
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
2 cases
- Politicial party (1)
- Not reported (1)
Mar
perpetrator
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
2 cases
- State representative (1)
- Not reported (1)
Apr
perpetrator
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Armed group (1)
May
perpetrator
May-2019
May-2019
2 cases
- Armed group (2)
Jun
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Armed group (1)
- Not reported (1)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
perpetrator
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
2019
Jan
perpetrator
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Armed group (1)
Feb
perpetrator
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Politicial party (1)
- Hitmen (1)
- Not reported (1)
Mar
perpetrator
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
6 cases
- State representative (3)
- Armed group (2)
- Not reported (1)
Apr
May
perpetrator
May-2020
May-2020
5 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- State representative (2)
- Armed group (2)
Jun
perpetrator
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
2 cases
- Politicial party (1)
- Armed group (1)
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
3 cases
- Armed group (1)
- Not reported (2)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
perpetrator
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
3 cases
- Hitmen (2)
- Not reported (1)
Dec
2020
Time series
gender
Jan
Feb
gender
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
Mar
gender
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
2 cases
- Female (1)
- Male (1)
Apr
gender
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
May
gender
May-2019
May-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
Jun
Jul
gender
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
gender
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
2019
Jan
gender
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
2 cases
- Male (2)
Feb
gender
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Male (3)
Mar
gender
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
6 cases
- Not reported (2)
- Male (4)
Apr
May
gender
May-2020
May-2020
5 cases
- Male (5)
Jun
gender
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
2 cases
- Male (2)
Jul
gender
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
3 cases
- Male (3)
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
gender
Nov-2020
Nov-2020
3 cases
- Female (1)
- Male (2)