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169 incidents of violence in JK till October 2015

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 16 2015 | 3:07 PM IST
As many as 169 incidents of terrorist violence were reported in Jammu and Kashmir till October this year in which 89 terrorists were killed, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said 37 security personnel were also killed in these incidents.
There were 173 incidents of terrorist violence in the same period last year in which 86 terrorists and 31 security personnel were killed.
"The number of terrorist incidents has decreased and number of terrorists killed has increased during 2015 till October as compared to corresponding period of 2014," he said in a written reply.

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First Published: Dec 16 2015 | 3:07 PM IST

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