79 militancy incidents in Kashmir since August 5

New Delhi: A total of 79 militancy incidents have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir ever since the government of India abrogated Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
However, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said, no major militant attack took place in the hinterland of the country between August 5, 2019 and March 10, 2020.
Altogether 79 militancy incidents have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir during the period from August 5, 2019 to March 10, 2020, in which 49 militants have been killed, he said during Question Hour.
Replying to another question, Reddy said the investigation into the February 2019 Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy was still on.
“After the Pulwama attack, 82 security force personnel (including 40 CRPF personnel in Pulwama) have laid their lives in fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

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