2016–17 targeted killings in Punjab, India
During the years of 2016 and 2017, multiple attacks on political activists and mostly Hindu religious leaders in the northern Indian state of Punjab were perpetrated by individuals who were allegedly affiliated with the Sikh militant group Khalistan Liberation Force which is a designated terrorist group by India. Those culpable for the attacks were also arrested. The Pakistani agency ISI was allegedly held responsible by India for financing and aiding the militant acts to foment religious disturbances in the state.
| Targeted killings in Punjab | |
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| Part of Terrorist incidents in Punjab | |
| Location | Punjab, India |
| Date | 18 January 2016 – 30 October 2017 |
| Target | 2 RSS leaders 3 Shiv Sena leaders 1 Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader 1 Christian pastor 1 Namdhari leader 2 Dera Sacha Sauda members 1 Sri Hindu Takht leader |
Attack type | Assassination |
| Deaths | 1 RSS leader 2 Shiv Sena leaders 1 Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader 1 Christian Pastor killed 2 Dera Sacha Sauda followers killed 1 Namdhari leader killed 1 Sri Hindu Takhr leader |
| Perpetrators | Khalistan Liberation Force |
| Defender | Punjab Police |
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| Violence against Hindus in independent India |
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