New Delhi: As many as 138 militants were killed by security forces between March and August this year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said Jammu and Kashmir has been affected by militancy, which is sponsored and supported from across the border, for more than the last three decades.
Reddy said that the government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and the security forces are taking effective and continuous action in countering militancy
“As a result, 138 (militants) have been neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020. During this period of six months, 50 security force personnel have been kiled in militancy-related incidents and ceasefire violations, cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said replying to a written question.
There were 176 attempts of infiltration from across the border from August 2019 to July 2020 and 111 were successful, he added.
223 People Under Detention In J&K
The government also said 223 people are currently under detention in Jammu and Kashmir and no one is under house arrest.
Reddy said the government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported that after the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year various measures were taken to maintain public order which included preventive detention of certain persons.
“As on September 11, 2020, 223 persons are under detention. No person is under house arrest in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Reddy also said after the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the number of terrorist incidents have reduced significantly.
From June 29, 2018 to August 4, 2019 (402 days), there were 455 militancy incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and from August 5, 2019 to September 9 (402 days), a total of 211 such incidents took place in the newly created Union Territory.
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