09-03-2021: After the abrogation of Article 370, the number of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced significantly. The details of the number of incidents and the terrorists killed in J&K in the year in the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 are as under:-
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 (up to Feb) | |
| No. of terrorist incidents | 594 | 244 | 15 |
| Terrorists killed | 157 | 221 | 8 |
The details of civilians, security force personnel killed during the operations in the last 2 years are as under:-
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 (upto Feb.) | |
| Civilian Killed | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Security Force personnel Martyred | 27 | 33 | 1 |
The details of the number of terrorist incidents and terrorist killed in the hinterland of the country during each of the last three years and current year (upto 28th Feb, 2021) are as under: –
| Hinterland of the country | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
(upto 28th Feb) |
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| No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | No. of Terrorist incidents | Terrorist killed | |
| J&K | 614 | 257 | 594 | 157 | 244 | 221 | 15 | 8 |
| Punjab | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Delhi
(as on 02.03.2021) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Other states/ UTs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The Government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and has taken various measures, such as strengthening of security apparatus, strict enforcement of law against anti-national elements, intensified cordon and search operations to effectively deal with the challenges posed by the terrorist organizations. Security Forces also keep a close watch on persons who attempt to provide support to terrorists and initiate action against them.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G.Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.