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India: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

13events25 the month before
15est. deathsrange 15–16
5civilian deaths

India saw 13 recorded events and 15 estimated deaths in October 2025. That is -48% compared with 25 events the month before. The death toll range is 15 to 16.

62% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 5.

Events were concentrated in Chhattisgarh state (6), Jharkhand state (2), Arunachal Pradesh state (2).

The most active pairing was Government of India - CPI-Maoist with 5 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-30: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2025-10-28: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2025-10-25: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2025-10-24: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-22: Government of India vs UNLFW (1 deaths)2025-10-21: Government of India vs UNLFW (1 deaths)2025-10-14: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-13: Government of India vs Government of Pakistan (2 deaths)2025-10-13: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (3 deaths)2025-10-01: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2025-10-01: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-10-01: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in India, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, October 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Chhattisgarh state65
Jharkhand state24
Arunachal Pradesh state22
Jammu and Kashmir state12
National Capital territory11
Assam state11

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Oct 2025West Singhbhum district
Jharkhand state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		3
13 Oct 2025Kupwara district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Government of Pakistan
State-based, 2 sources		2
30 Oct 2025National Capital territoryGovernment of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		1
28 Oct 2025West Singhbhum district
Jharkhand state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 1 civilian		1
25 Oct 2025Kokrajhar district
Assam state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 2 sources		1
24 Oct 2025Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
22 Oct 2025Namsai district
Arunachal Pradesh state		Government of India vs UNLFW
State-based		1
21 Oct 2025Namsai district
Arunachal Pradesh state		Government of India vs UNLFW
State-based		1
14 Oct 2025Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
13 Oct 2025Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		CPI-Maoist vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1

Parties

PartyEvents
CPI-Maoist10
Government of India8
UNLFW2
Government of Pakistan1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based8
Non-state0
One-sided5

All months

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