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class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:DhemajiStatue.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/DhemajiStatue.JPG/220px-DhemajiStatue.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/DhemajiStatue.JPG/330px-DhemajiStatue.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/DhemajiStatue.JPG/440px-DhemajiStatue.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Dhemaji" title="Dhemaji">Dhemaji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">15 August 2004 <br />09:30 (04:00 GMT)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Target</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dhemaji_College" title="Dhemaji College">Dhemaji College</a> (District Parade ground)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Attack type</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/School_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="School bombing">School bombing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deaths</th><td class="infobox-data">18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Injured</th><td class="infobox-data">40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Perpetrators</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ULFA" class="mw-redirect" title="ULFA">ULFA</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2004 Dhemaji school bombing</b> occurred on 15 August 2004, on the occasion of Independence Day in Dhemaji, Assam. The bombing by the Assamese militant group called the <a href="/wiki/United_Liberation_Front_of_Asom" title="United Liberation Front of Asom">United Liberation Front of Assam</a> (ULFA) killed 18 people and injured many others. Most of the victims were schoolchildren aged between 12 and 14 and their mothers.<sup id="cite_ref-ab_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ij_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ij-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Details">Details</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the occasion of Independence Day, 15 August 2004, people, mostly were school children and their mothers, gathered at <a href="/wiki/Dhemaji_College" title="Dhemaji College">Dhemaji College</a> ground for an Independence Day parade. At around 09:30 a bomb went off killing at least 18 and injuring many more.<sup id="cite_ref-ab_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to police, the bomb was planted near the college-gate<sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and triggered by a remote-controlled device.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was exploded when the students and teachers of various schools were passing through the gate.<sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigations">Investigations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Investigations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Police blamed <a href="/wiki/ULFA" class="mw-redirect" title="ULFA">ULFA</a>, a banned Assamese militant group, which had called for a boycott of the event. The group continued denying responsibility.<sup id="cite_ref-ab_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ij_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ij-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Soon after the incident the local people allegedly attacked the police vehicles at the site for failure to protect the parade. Police had to launch a <a href="/wiki/Baton_charge" title="Baton charge">lathi charge</a> and fire tear gas to bring the situation under control.<sup id="cite_ref-ab_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Superintendent of Police T. Thangneo and the Additional Superintendent of Police Abu Sufian of Dhemaji were suspended for negligence of duty. The Deputy Commissioner was transferred for security lapse.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reactions">Reactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The injured were admitted to the Dhemaji Civil Hospital and other 10 being critically injured were shifted to Dibrugarh Civil Hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chief Minister of Assam <a href="/wiki/Tarun_Gogoi" title="Tarun Gogoi">Tarun Gogoi</a> condemned the blast stating it to be "most barbaric, inhuman and pathetic" incident.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ef_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ef-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also announced that the state would be observing 16 August of every year as Mourning Day in memory of those killed. The chief minister announced Rs 300,000 for the victims and Rs 50,000 for the seriously injured.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Dhemaji and Lakhimpur unit of <a href="/wiki/All_Assam_Students_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="All Assam Students Union">AASU</a> called a 12-hour <a href="/wiki/Bandh" title="Bandh">bandh</a> on 16 August 2004 in protest of the blast.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/All_Assam_Students_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="All Assam Students Union">AASU</a> had also demanded the resignation of the chief minister. The Assam State Committee of CPI(M) vehemently condemned the incident. It also organized a protest rally in the capital city of Guwahati on 17 August against the extremists for the killings and against the administration for the failure of protection. The committee had also called a 12-hour Assam-bandh on 18 August.<sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Armed_Forces_Special_Powers_Act">Armed Forces Special Powers Act</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Armed Forces Special Powers Act"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The chief minister <a href="/wiki/Tarun_Gogoi" title="Tarun Gogoi">Tarun Gogoi</a> said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act should stay in the disturbed areas to avoid the increasing activities by the rebel groups.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="ULFA_takes_responsibility_after_five_years">ULFA takes responsibility after five years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: ULFA takes responsibility after five years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 16 August 2004, one day after the blast, in a statement, <a href="/wiki/Arabinda_Rajkhowa" title="Arabinda Rajkhowa">Arabinda Rajkhowa</a>, the chairman of the group, stated that the "Indian Occupation Force" and its agents used the schoolchildren as shield to defy the boycott call of the outfit.<sup id="cite_ref-gh_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gh-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 13 December 2009, <a href="/wiki/Paresh_Barua" class="mw-redirect" title="Paresh Barua">Paresh Barua</a>, the C-in-C of the group, sought public apology and forgiveness for the blast. He stated in an e-mail that the ULFA leadership was misled by some of their cadres and junior leaders about the blast, which is why the leadership had to deny its involvement.<sup id="cite_ref-ij_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ij-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Assam_bombings" title="2008 Assam bombings">2008 Assam bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Assam_bombings" title="2009 Assam bombings">2009 Assam bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Guwahati_bombings" title="2009 Guwahati bombings">2009 Guwahati bombings</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Dhemaji_school_bombing&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ab-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ab_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ab_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ab_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ab_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3566460.stm">"Bombs kills many at Indian parade"</a>. 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