172 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2022

• 26 security forces personnel attained martyrdom
• 29 civilians killed in terrorist attack

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Srinagar (Jammu – Kashmir) – Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar informed, Security forces succeeded in killing 172 terrorists along with 42 from foreign countries, in 2022. 26 Indian soldiers attained martyrdom. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/The Resistant Front (TRF) (35) outfit followed by Jaish-e-Mohammed (32), Hizbul Mujahideen (32), 360 weapons were confiscated.

The security forces in the region of #JammuandKashmir neutralised 172 #terrorists this year and conducted 92 successful encounters.@sunilJbhat https://t.co/fjcMtrTQg3

— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) December 31, 2022

1. In 2022, there were no incidents of road violence, stone pelting, shutting down of the internet, in Kashmir.

2. In 2022, 65 terrorists joined various terrorist organisations, out of which 58 terrorists have been killed.

3. 29 civilians were killed in the terrorist shootings. Among them 21 were locals – 15 were Muslims, 6 were Hindus and 8 had come to Kashmir from other States.

4. Law and Order incidents were 2,897 in 2016 but in 2022 the number has gone down to 26. 1,560 people were arrested for being involved in various activities. Police raided various places and confiscated 11.8 kg Brown Sugar (inferior quality heroin), 46 kg Heroin and 200 kg Charas/Hashish.

Editorial viewpoint

More than 100 terrorists get killed every year in Kashmir, but Pakistan continues making terrorists. So the terrorism in Kashmir never ends. In order to destroy terrorism in Kashmir, Pakistan needs to be destroyed completely.