2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting

The December 2005 IISc shooting occurred on Wednesday, 28 December 2005 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in the Indian city of Bangalore, killing Prof. Munish Chandra Puri of IIT Delhi and injuring four, after two or more unidentified gunmen fired at Puri and others. The state government of Karnataka declared the shooting to be a terrorist attack, making it the first such attack in Bangalore.

2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting
Date28 December 2005
c. 7:00 p.m.
(UTC+5:30)
Attack type
shooting
WeaponsType 56 assault rifle
Deaths1 (Munish Chandra Puri)
Injured4
PerpetratorsTwo unknown men
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