Soldiers posted in Chingus area of Rajouri last night opened firing after seeing suspicious movement of unidentified persons.
Vigilant sentry of Army’s 15 Grenadiers opened several rounds after he noticed some suspicious movement in Chingus area of Rajouri.
An army official said that no further movement of any person noticed after the firing incident in the area.
According to the SATP database, a total of eight terrorists have been killed in J&K (including during infiltration) in 2023 (all data till March 26). In both 2022 and 2021, 193 terrorists (including during infiltration) were killed. Of 193 terrorists killed in 2022, at least 56 were Pakistanis. From a peak of 2,345 in 2001, terrorist fatalities dropped to a low of 84 in 2012, and increased again for six consecutive years: 100 (2013), 114 (2014), 115 (2015) 165 (2016), 220 (2017), 271 (2018). They declined to 163 in 2019, but increased again to 232 in 2020. Since 1988, a total of 23,918 terrorists (including during infiltration) have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir.
The civilian killings in two districts – Rajouri and Udhampur – in 2022, after a long gap, and the increased number of civilian killings in Budgam, indicate that these areas of J&K, which had been declared terrorism free some years ago, have once again come into the scope of Pakistan-backed terrorist groups. Any geographical extension of violent incidents must raise urgent concerns.
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