2016 deadliest year for jawans, worst since 2008

December 18, 2016 09:09

Saturday's terror attack in Pampore, in which three soldiers were killed, took the number of casualties among forces this year to 87, making 2016 the bloodiest year since 2008 for security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to terror-watch data site SATP, 84 security force personnel were killed in 2016, till last week, in various terror-related incidents in the conflict-ridden state.

In 2008, which was marked by the Mumbai terror attacks and the subsequent escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, 90 security personnel were killed in the state.

The following year, 78 securitymen were killed in various terror-related incidents. The number of casualties among the forces dropped sharply to 17 in 2012. In 2013, the number went up to 61 but came down steadily to 51 in 2014 and 41 in 2015.

Of the 87 casualties in 2016, 71 were killed in the Kashmir Valley. More than three dozen Army men, including half a dozen officers, were killed in different attacks in 2016. Nineteen Army men were killed in the Uri terror attack this year that led to massive ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pak border.

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