Six-monthly HR Review: 271 Killings, 177 CASOs, 51 internet blockades
Kashmir Updates - JKCCS Press Release- July, 03 2019
The first half of 2019 in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir (IAJK) witnessed continued and increased violence.
The first six months of 2019 recorded 271 killings in IAJK in various incidents of violence, which include 43 civilians, 120 militants and 108 Indian armed forces personnel.
While February 2019 recorded the highest (87) killings in IAJK, April 2019 witnessed the least (19) killings.
Among the 43 civilians killed in the first half of 2019, 14 were killed by Indian armed forces and police, 12 were killed by unidentified gunmen, 8 civilians died after falling victim of cross LOC shelling in the border areas of IAJK, 5 civilians were killed by suspected militants, 3 died due to explosion while the agency responsible for the killing of 2 civilians remains unknown – as both police and militants blamed each other for these two killings.
Among the 43 civilians killed, 9 were minors.
The four South Kashmir districts of Anantnag (3), Kulgam (2), Shopian (5), and Pulwama (11) accounted for the highest (21) civilian killings in the first half of 2019. The North Kashmir districts of Kupwara (4), Bandipora (2), Baramulla (3) recorded 9 killings, while the Central Kashmir district of Srinagar recorded 2 killings. While Poonch recorded 5 civilian killings, the districts of Doda, Baderwah and Kishtwar recorded 3 civilian killings, one from each. Jammu district witnessed 2 civilian killings while one civilian killed was a non-local person from Uttar Pradesh.
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