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India: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

21events8 the month before
72est. deaths
4civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 21 organized-violence events in India, with 72 estimated deaths. That is +163% compared with 8 events the month before.

67% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 4.

Events were concentrated in Chhattisgarh state (7), Jammu and Kashmir state (5), Jharkhand state (3).

The most active pairing was Government of India - CPI-Maoist with 9 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-31: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2026-01-30: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (3 deaths)2026-01-29: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (2 deaths)2026-01-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-01-28: Forces of Jiwan Fauji vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-27: Hashim Baba Gang vs Bishnoi gang (1 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2026-01-23: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (2 deaths)2026-01-23: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2026-01-22: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (15 deaths)2026-01-22: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (17 deaths)2026-01-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-01-20: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents (1 deaths)2026-01-20: CPI-Maoist vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-19: Adivasi vs Bodo (2 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (1 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (2 deaths)2026-01-17: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (4 deaths)2026-01-05: Bambhia gang vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-03: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (12 deaths)2026-01-03: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist (2 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in India, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Chhattisgarh state724
Jammu and Kashmir state57
Jharkhand state334
Punjab state33
Assam state12
National Capital territory11
Manipur state11

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
22 Jan 2026West Singhbhum district
Jharkhand state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 3 sources		17
22 Jan 2026West Singhbhum district
Jharkhand state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		15
3 Jan 2026Sukma district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 5 sources		12
17 Jan 2026Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		4
30 Jan 2026Kishtwar district
Jammu and Kashmir state		Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		3
29 Jan 2026Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 3 sources		2
23 Jan 2026West Singhbhum district
Jharkhand state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		2
19 Jan 2026Kokrajhar district
Assam state		Adivasi vs Bodo
Non-state, 5 sources		2
18 Jan 2026Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based		2
3 Jan 2026Bijapur district
Chhattisgarh state		Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
State-based, 5 sources		2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of India14
CPI-Maoist10
Kashmir insurgents5
Unidentified armed group4
Adivasi1
Bodo1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based14
Non-state4
One-sided3

All months

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