• Fatalities in Terrorist Violence 1988 to 3.2.19. Total 44,977 of which Civilians 14,833-Security Forces 6,454 and Terrorists 23,640.

The terrorist movement started in the Kashmir Valley around 1989. It got a fillip after the Home Minister’s (Mufti M Syed) daughter was kidnapped by terrorists and subsequently released after the Government capitulated to their demands.

Fatalities are split into Civilians, Security Force personnel and Terrorists. The number of terrorists killed includes Indians, Pakistanis and Afghans, as well as small numbers of people from nearly a dozen other countries, who were sent by their Pakistani handlers to fight in Jammu and Kashmir.

Fatalities from 1989 to Feb 3 2019 were 44,977 broken up into Civilians 14,883 – Security Forces 6,454 and Terrorists 23,640. To this add about 45 who died in Pulwama terror attack.

Highlights of Annual Fatalities in Terrorists Violence 1989- Feb 3, 2019

Data Source www.satp.org. To see source Data Sheet

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Also read

1 Article gives details of Major Riots since 1967 and Bomb Blasts since 1993

2 What happened to the Kashmiri Pandits in 1990? Here in their own voice on NDTV India.

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