460 Naxals killed, 161 security personnel dead since 2018: RTI data

January 06, 2021 16:31

A total of 460 Left Wing Extremists, also called Naxals, have been killed by security forces in the country since 2018, an RTI response has revealed.

During the same period, 161 security force personnel laid down their lives in the line of duty, the Left Wing Extremism Division, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, stated in the reply.

Noida-based lawyer and RTI activist Ranjan Tomar had sought the data on deaths of security personnel and killing of LWEs from the MHA between 2018 and 2020.

The official response, however, had figures updated till November 2020.

In its reply, the division stated that 460 Left Wing Extremists have been killed and 161 security force personnel died in LWE violence from 2018 to November 2020.

The Union ministry of home affairs in September 2020 said the LWE or Naxal violence had reduced considerably in the country with the menace being prevalent in just 46 districts.

-- PTI

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