Seven CRPF personnel and a civilian were killed when heavily armed militants stormed a CRPF camp at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on January 1, armed with AK-47 rifles and grenades. The attack came about 40 days after a series of blasts ripped through three court premises in the state1.

• 1. “8 killed as terrorists attack CRPF centre in Rampur”, The Hindu, January 2, 2007, at http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/02/stories/2008010258190100.htm