363 militants, 71 civilians killed in Kashmir in two years
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IBNS) : Altogether 363 militants and 71 civilians have been killed while 176 have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir over the last two years, the Government has said.
"Three hundred and Sixty-three militants, including 117 locals and 246 foreigners, were killed during operations in year 2016 and 2017", Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said while replying to a written question by legislator Sat Paul Sharma in the state Assembly.
Seventy-one civilians were killed in militant attacks and cross firing in the state during the period, she said.
"One hundred seventy-six militants were arrested during this period in the state", she said.
The Chief Minister said that during the period large quantities of arms and ammunition were recovered. These include 391 AK rifles, 182 pistols, 11 RPG/RL, 3 sniper rifles, 39 IEDs and 638 grenades/ hand grenades, she said.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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