47 militants, 12 policemen, 12 army men, 1 CRPF man also killed
Javid Ahmad
Srinagar, April 5:
Twenty three civilians were killed among 95 persons during this year so far.
The violence showed an upward trend with the data revealing that a person in Kashmir dies every day.
Of the 95 persons killed, 21 were killed in January, 23 in February, and 29 in March while another 22 were killed in the first five days of April.
The slain persons include 23 civilians, 47 militants, 12 policemen, a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force constable and 12 army men.
In April, 22 persons including 13 militants and four civilians were killed in three gunfights in Kachdoora and Dragged in Shopian and Dialgam in Anantnag district in south Kashmir.
Two more civilians were killed, one by suspected militants in Hajin, Bandipora and another during an alleged police chase in Kangan, Ganderbal.
In March, of the 29 persons killed, 17 were militants, five civilians, four policemen including three Special Police Officers and three army men.
The month saw a two-day gunfight between militants and government forces in Check Fatehkhan forests of Halmatpora, Kupwara that left five Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, two policemen and three army men dead.
In February, of the 23 persons killed, seven were militants, five civilians, five policemen and six army men.
The month witnessed a deadly Fidayeen attack on a military station in Sunjawan, Jammu that left 10 persons including six army men and a civilian dead while three Fidayeen of Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit were also killed.
In January, of the 21 persons killed, 10 were militants, seven civilian and four policemen while army did not suffer any casualty.
Last year, around 210 militants including around 85 local militants, 75 troops, paramilitary forces personnel and policemen and around 30 civilians were killed in violence-related incidents.
Courtesy: Rising Kashmir
