61 SF personnel, 11 civilians killed in 4 months: MHA

Sixty-one security personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people sustained injuries  in 177 militancy related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said.

The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response toan RTI plea filed by social activist RohitChoudhary of J&K. She said thatthe injured included 73 security force personnel and 69 civilians.

   

Earlier, General Officer Commanding in Chief (GoC-In-C),Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh had said that 86 militants were killedthis year.  “During this year, wehave neutralised 86 militants so far. Twenty militants were also apprehended.Our operations against militants will continue. A number of militants have beenbrought back to the mainstream with the help of their parents, teachers andsenior citizens,” Lt Gen Singh had said at a function in Udhampur lastMonday. He also said 450 militants were operating inJammu and Kashmir and the militant infrastructure across the Line of Control(LoC) was intact with the full support of Pakistan as 16 militant camps wereoperating in the neighbouring country and other Kashmir.

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