Infiltration by Pakistani Militants/ Terrorists
The details of infiltration by Pakistani militants in Jammu and Kashmir during the last two years and the current year (upto July, 2020) are as under: –
| Year | Number of Estimated Infiltration Attempts
| Number of Estimated Net Infiltration |
| 2018 | 328 | 143 |
| 2019 | 219 | 141 |
| 2020 (upto July) | 47 | 28 |
The number of terrorists killed and arrested during the last two years and the current year (upto 09.09.2020), month-wise, in Jammu and Kashmir in terrorist violence incidents is as under:
| Month | Terrorists killed | Terrorists arrested | ||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| January | 8 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| February | 8 | 23 | 8 | – | 1 | 2 |
| March | 22 | 22 | 7 | – | 2 | – |
| April | 20 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| May | 19 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – |
| June | 23 | 24 | 49 | – | 3 | 1 |
| July | 12 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | – |
| August | 25 | 5 | 18 | – | 3 | – |
| September | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 |
| October | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||
| November | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||
| December | 19 | – | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 257 | 157 | 168 | 17 | 20 | 9 |
The army personnel who lost their lives during last two years and the current year are as under: –
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 (upto 09.09.2020) |
| 37 | 21 | 18 |
Government of India has adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross border infiltration. This includes multi-tiered deployment along the International Border / Line of Control, border fencing, improved intelligence and operational coordination, equipping Security Forces with advanced weapons and taking proactive action against infiltrators.
Besides, all necessary precautions and preventive steps including Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) are undertaken by the security forces in a proactive manner to flush out terrorists.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
