November 28
With the Killing of two Militants in Budgam in an encounter in Central Kashmir on Wednesday, the death toll in violence related incidents has climbed to 46 in November.
Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba and an army man Prakash Jadhav were killed and two CRPF men injured in the gunfight at Redwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Tuesday.
In a separate encounter at Hafoo, Reshipora area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a militant owing allegiance to Zakir Musa-led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an Al-Qaeda offshoot, was killed.
Naveed Jatt, the top most commander of Lashkar e Taiba was killed in a gun battle in Chatterpora area of Budgam on Wednesday.
According to data maintained by The Kashmiriyat, of the 46 casualties reported this month so far, 34 were militants, eight civilians, three Army men and a paramilitary CRPF man.
The militancy-related incidents and casualties have increased since August, when Satya Pal Malik took over as Governor of the State.
According to the data, 45 casualties each were reported in August and September while 52 people died in militancy violence in October.
The data of The Kashmiriyat further reveals that of the 52 casualties in October, 28 were militants, 14 civilians, three policemen, two paramilitary personnel and five army men.
27 people died in militancy violence in July, 42 in June, and 36 in May,27 casualties in July, eight were civilians, 11 militants, three policemen, four paramilitary personnel and an army man.
In June, 24 militants, six civilians, eight policemen and three army men were killed while in May, 18 militants, 14 civilians, three cops and an army man were killed in militancy related incidents in Kashmir.