2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting
| 2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 December 2005 c. 7:00 p.m. (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | shooting |
| Weapons | Type 56 assault rifle |
| Deaths | 1 (Munish Chandra Puri) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrators | Two LeT militants |
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 Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants 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.