Sanjha Morcha

289 killed in border firing in two years

289 killed in border firing in two years
As many as 126 persons were killed and 332 injured in 2017 in militancy-related incidents. File Photo

Vikram Sharma

Tribune News Service

Jammu, February 9

As many as 289 civilians, security forces and police personnel have been killed in state due to militancy/law and order and border firing incidents from 2015-17, besides 110 civilians and two police personnel were killed in 4,376 incidents of stone-throwing in the Valley in the same period.This was stated by Minister-in-Charge, Home, in a written reply to a question by Congress MLC Naresh Gupta who sought figures of civilians, security forces and police persons killed/injured in militancy, border firing and law and order incidents.Gupta said a total number of 61 persons were killed and 173 injured in 2015, 102 killed and 285 injured in 2016 and 126 killed and 332 injured in 2017 in militancy related incidents in the past three years.Regarding killings and injuries to security force personnel and civilians due to border firing, the minister-in-charge said 56 security forces personnel and 41 civilians were killed in 834 ceasefire violations in the past three years, while a total number of 383 persons were injured during the period.Detailing about civilians, police and security forces killed and injured in the state due to law and order incidents, Gupta said a total 4,376 incidents of stone-throwing were recorded in the past three years, out of which 2,808 were recorded in 2016. A maximum number of civilian deaths, 86, were recorded, besides two police personnel killed in the same year. However, no security force personnel were killed in these three years.The highest number of injuries to 1,459 security forces personnel and 7,776 police personnel was also recorded in 2016. The security forces personnel injured in these three years are 1,896, while 9,600 police personnel were injured in 2015-17. However the details with regard to civilians injured during 2015-17 are being compiled /reconciled in consultation with the Health and Medical Education Department.Replying to a query about the measures being taken for the security and safety of people, the Minister-in-charge said as per the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), all safety measures were in place.“The security grid has been sufficiently strengthened, steps are being taken to check activities of anti-national elements,” he replied.