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India: conflict events in October 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

23events16 the month before
79est. deathsrange 77–79
17civilian deaths

In October 2024, UCDP recorded 23 organized-violence events in India, with 79 estimated deaths. That is +44% compared with 16 events the month before. The death toll range is 77 to 79.

61% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 17.

Events were concentrated in Chhattisgarh state (11), Jammu and Kashmir state (8), Odisha state (2).

The most active pairing was Government of India - CPI-Maoist with 8 events.

Where events happened

2024-10-29: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (2 deaths)2024-10-29: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-28: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2024-10-25: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-10-25: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-10-24: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (5 deaths)2024-10-23: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-21: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (5 deaths)2024-10-20: Kashmir insurgents vs Civilians (7 deaths)2024-10-19: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-19: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2024-10-19: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-19: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (2 deaths)2024-10-18: Kashmir insurgents vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-18: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-10-10: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (2 deaths)2024-10-08: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-10-08: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2024-10-07: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2024-10-05: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (2 deaths)2024-10-05: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (2 deaths)2024-10-04: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (38 deaths)2024-10-04: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in India, October 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Chhattisgarh state1150
Jammu and Kashmir state820
Odisha state22
Maharashtra state15
Jharkhand state12

Deadliest events, October 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
4 Oct 2024Dantewada district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 8 sources		38
20 Oct 2024Ganderbal district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Kashmir insurgents vs Civilians
One-sided, 7 civilian, 16 sources		7
24 Oct 2024Baramulla district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 11 sources		5
21 Oct 2024Gadchiroli district
Maharashtra state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		5
29 Oct 2024Jammu district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 10 sources		2
19 Oct 2024Bastar district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 2 sources		2
10 Oct 2024Chatra district
Jharkhand state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		2
5 Oct 2024Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
5 Oct 2024Kupwara district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		2
29 Oct 2024Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1

Parties

PartyEvents
CPI-Maoist15
Government of India14
Kashmir insurgents8

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based14
Non-state0
One-sided9

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.