Anti-Terrorism Day 2022: From 1993 Bombay Bombings to Uri attack, 5 attacks that rocked India since 1990
India TV NewsHighlights The day is observed as anti-terrorism day as former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 The first major attack was in 1993 in Mumbai where over 257 people lost their lives This article is to recap five major attacks that took place in India Anti-terrorism Day 2022: National Anti-terrorism day is observed on May 21 in India every year because on this day former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a brutal attack. Parliament Attack in 2001 On December 13, 2001, terrorists attacked Desh Ki Bhawan in New Delhi. Uri Attack in 2016 On September 18, 2016, terrorists attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri. Pulwama Attack in 2019 Fourty jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in a cowardly attack by the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad.