Fatalities in Terrorist Violence 1988 to 3.2.19. Total 44,977 of which Civilians 14,833-Security Forces 6,454 and Terrorists 23,640.

The terrorist movement started in the Kashmir Valley around 1989. It got a fillip after the Home Minister’s (Mufti M Syed) daughter was kidnapped by terrorists and subsequently released after the Government capitulated to their demands.

Fatalities are split into Civilians, Security Force personnel and Terrorists. The number of terrorists killed includes Indians, Pakistanis and Afghans, as well as small numbers of people from nearly a dozen other countries, who were sent by their Pakistani handlers to fight in Jammu and Kashmir.

Fatalities from 1989 to Feb 3 2019 were 44,977 broken up into Civilians 14,883 – Security Forces 6,454 and Terrorists 23,640. To this add about 45 who died in Pulwama terror attack.

Highlights of Annual Fatalities in Terrorists Violence 1989- Feb 3, 2019

Year Civilians Security forces Terrorist TOTAL Total 14,883 6,454 23,640 44,977 1988 29 1 1 32 1989 79 13 0 92 1990 862 132 183 1177 1991 594 185 614 1393 1992 859 177 873 1909 1993 1023 216 1328 2567 1994 1012 236 1651 2899 1995 1161 297 1338 2796 1996 1333 376 1194 2903 1997 840 355 1177 2372 1998 877 339 1045 2261 1999 799 555 1184 2538 2000 842 638 1808 3288 2001 1067 590 2850 4507 2002 839 469 1714 3022 2003 658 338 1546 2542 2004 534 325 951 1810 2005 521 218 1000 1739 2006 349 168 599 1116 2007 164 121 492 777 2008 69 90 382 541 2009 55 78 242 375 2010 36 69 270 375 2011 34 30 119 183 2012 16 17 84 117 2013 20 61 100 181 2014 32 51 110 193 2015 20 41 113 174 2016 14 88 165 267 2017 57 83 218 358 2018 86 95 270 451 Till 3.2.19 2 2 19 23

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Also read

1 Article gives details of Major Riots since 1967 and Bomb Blasts since 1993

2 What happened to the Kashmiri Pandits in 1990? Here in their own voice on NDTV India.

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