733 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir in last three years, says MHA

A total of 733 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir over the last three years, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday. According to Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy, 113 terrorists have been killed in 2019 till June 16. Another 257 terrorists were killed in 2018, 213 terrorists were killed in 2017 and 150 terrorists were killed in 2016, said Reddy in Lok Sabha.

According to Reddy, security forces are proactively engaging with terrorists as per the policy of the government of zero tolerance towards terrorism, resulting in neutralisation of a large number of terrorists and causalities to security forces.

"The government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Security forces are taking effective and continuous action in countering terrorism. This has resulted in a corresponding change in the number of such incidents, including casualties. Security forces are also keeping a close watch on persons who attempt to provide support to terrorists and initiate action against them," said Reddy.