The 1996 Dimapur car bombing occurred on 25 December 1996, when the
NSCN-IM
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is a Naga militant and separatist group operating mainly in northeastern part of India, with minor activities in northwest Myanmar. The main aim of the organisation is reportedly to establish th ...
detonated a powerful
car bomb
A car bomb, bus bomb, van bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles.
Car bombs can be roug ...
triggered from remote control in the Ara Mile neighbourhood of
Dimapur
Dimapur () is the largest city and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2024 , the municipality had a population of 172,000. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along ...
, Nagaland in an attempted assassination on
Kihoto Hollohon
Kihoto Hollohon Yepthomi (15 April 1932 – 15 October 2021) was a politician from Nagaland, India. He was elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly three times from Aghunato (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Aghunato-34 A/C, three times from Dim ...
, the then Minister of Industries & Commerce of Nagaland. Hollohon escaped as he was not in the vehicle. The blast killed his wife, daughter, granddaughter, grandson and one other on the spot.
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Incident
On 25 December 1996, the NSCN-IM triggered a car bomb from remote control in an assassination attempt on Hollohon and his family while they were returning home from a Christmas service in the Ara Mile neighbourhood of Dimapur.
Hollohon escaped as he was not in the vehicle at that time. The vehicle, a
Maruti Suzuki Gypsy, in which his wife Vitoli, daughter Nishela, grand-daughter Hollotoli and grand-son Ninoto (2 year old) and one other were seated exploded killing everyone on the spot.
See also
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2004 Dimapur bombings
The 2004 Dimapur bombings, were a series of two coordinated attacks carried out by terrorists on the morning of Saturday, 2 October 2004 in Dimapur that targeted passengers at the Dimapur railway station, Dimapur Railway Station and shoppers at ...
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