The militant group Indian Mujahideen have carried out attacks in revenge and to also act as a deterrent against further instances of mass violence against Muslims . They also claimed to have carried out the 2008 Delhi bombings in revenge for mistreatment of Muslims , referencing the destruction of the Babri Mosque and the violence in Gujarat 2002 . In September 2002 there was an attack on the Hindu temple of Akshardham , gunmen carried letters on their persons which suggested that it was a revenge attack for the violence that Muslims had undergone . In August 2002 Shahid Ahmad Bakshi , an operative for the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba planned to assassinate Modi , Pravin Togadia of the VHP , and other members of the right wing nationalist movement to avenge the 2002 Gujarat violence
2008 Delhi bombings
13 September 2008 Delhi bombings
2002 Gujarat riots