Deaths by firearm in India

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

Prime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)

queen of a princely state in India

Indian bandit, politician (1963-2001)

Indian Kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017)

1948 murder in New Delhi, India

Indian film producer

Indian rapper, singer and composer (1993–2022)

Indian rationalist and the founder & president of the MANS

Indian tribal leader and revolutionary (1897–1924)

Indian freedom fighter from Assam (1924-1942)

field hockey player (1932-1983)

field hockey player (1911–1937)

rogue bull elephant in India

Atiq Ahmed, was a notorious Indian gangster, criminal and politician. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament and the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Samajwadi Party. Ahmed had more than 160 criminal cases registered against him and contested several elections while being imprisoned. As of March 2023, the Uttar Pradesh Police had seized properties worth ₹11,684 crore (US$1.2 billion) belonging to Ahmed and his family. In 2019, he was convicted of kidnapping a witness who had testified against him regarding the 2005 murder of his political rival Raju Pal. Ahmed remained in jail until his assassination by three gunmen on his way to a court-mandated medical checkup on 15 April 2023.

field hockey player (1922–1978)

Indian politician (1949-2006)

Indian writer, scholar

Indian singer (1960–1988)

leader and the Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Maoists)

Indian activist and politician (1901–1965)

Kashmiri militant (1994-2016)

Ashoka Chakra recipient (1954–2008)

badminton player (1962–1988)

Indian lawyer

Mallojula Koteswara Rao (26 November 1954 – 24 November 2011), commonly known by his nom de guerre Kishenji (), was an Indian Maoist leader who was a Politburo and Central Military Commission member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a banned terrorist organization in India; and also the party's military leader. He was seen as "The Face of the Maoism in India".

Indian actress

Indian environmentalist

Kashmiri journalist

Nawab of Carnatic

controversial murder case in 1999, New Delhi, India, highlighting the state's corrupt judicial system

Indian politician (1929–2013)

Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra

Indian tribal leader (1901-1940)

Indian police officer

Anglo-Nepalese War hero

Maharaja of Mayurbhanj (1870-1912)

British Resident of Delhi, 1784-1835

fatal shooting of Indian fishermen and related incidents

woman from Manipur, India who was killed by the Indian paramilitary unit, 17th Assam Rifles after being raped

Politician from Punjab, India

Indian Army captain (1976–1999)

Indian politician (1962–2023)

Indian police officer

singer

Ashoka Chakra recipient (1979-2016)

Indian activist and freedom fighter (1924-1942)

Indian politician

Ashoka Chakra recipient (1972-2008)

Indian murder victim (1973–2003)

Ashoka Chakra recipient

Indian police officer (1993–2008)

Indian activist

Punjabi rebel

Indian politician (1932–1985)

20th century Indian trade unionist and politician

Indian actress

Scottish military officer of the East India Company (1810-1857)

Indian politician

Indian journalist