2855 Incidents
of Cross Border Firing from Pakistan Claimed
109 Lives, 565 Injured in Less than 3
years
JAMMU,
29 SEP 2018 ; In less than three years, confrontations , including cease fire violation and cross border firing
incidents by Pakistan at International border and Line of Control in Jammu and
Kashmir have claimed over 109 lives of Indians including civilians and security
force personals.
In the same period over 565
civilians and Indian security force personals got injured in these cross border
hostilities.
The information provided by Kashmir
desk of Union home ministry in response to an RTI application of information
seeker Raman Sharma of Jammu reveals that as compared to previous 2 years, 2018 witnessed maximum number of cease fire
violation and cross border firing incidents from Pakistan both at International
border and on LoC in J and K State and 1435 cases reported alone in year 2018
till July which is maximum as compared to data of year 2016 and 2017. In year
2016 number of ceasefire violations reported were 449 [ 228 at LoC, 221 at IB]
and in year 2017 the number reached 971 [ 860 at LoC and 111 at IB].
Those who got martyred in
the cross border shelling incidents include 56 security force personals and 53 other civilian residents, maximum 28 civilians got martyred in 2018. These
border confrontations also caused injuries to 565 Indians including 302
civilians and 263 security force personals.
It is pertinent to mention
here that in Jammu and Kashmir state, the International border between India
and Pakistan is guarded by BSF and LoC by Indian Army. In comparison to last 2
years the year 2018 caused maximum loss not only to civilian population but BSF
also lost it’s 12 soldiers and 47 others received injuries during
confrontations at International border whereas in 2016 and 2017 collectively
this border force lost it’s 9 brave men and
39 others got injured.
This 2 page RTI Information
is released, duly signed by Director S-JK, Kashmir desk of union home ministry
vide their office letter no. 13030/2/2018-K.II dated 31/08/2018.
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