113 terrorists killed in J-K this year, terror incidents tripled since 2014: Govt

June 25, 2019 12:28

Security forces have killed 733 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir since 2016. Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy revealed these numbers in the Lok Sabha today.

The minister informed the House that this year alone, 113 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir as on June 16.

Besides the 113 terrorists, 18 civilians were also killed in the state.

Meanwhile, terror-related incidents in J-K have tripled since 2014. According to the home ministry, in 2014, there were 222 terror related incidents in the state but by 2018 this increased to 614.

According to the government, the year 2018 saw the most number of killings in Jammu and Kashmir as security forces killed 257 terrorists. This was followed by killing of 213 terrorists in 2017 and 150 in 2016.

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