5,886 security personnel were killed in terrorist incidents till August 2019 in J&K
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | August 10, 2021 IST
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New Delhi, August 10: As many as 5,886 security personnel were killed in terrorist incidents from 1989 till August 5, 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir. This was informed by Minister of State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Jammu and Kashmir has been affected by terrorist violence that is sponsored and supported from across the border. Since the inception of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (from 1989 till August 5, 2019), 5886 security personnel were killed in J&K in terrorist incidents. He stated this in a written reply to Lok Sabha regarding security personnel killed in Jammu and Kashmir before abrogation of Article 370. He further said that ex-gratia relief is given to the Next of Kin (NoK) as per the extant rules of the security forces concerned.
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