Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Killing of Security Personnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *306

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08, AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA)

KILLING OF SECURITY PERSONNEL

*306. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  incidents  of  killing  of  security  personnel  by  terrorists/ISI/ Pakistan military have risen over the years;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  security  personnel killed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the number of terrorists arrested/ killed during the above period;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  consistent  spread  of ISIS/ISI in the country and the threat posed to India's sovereignty and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *306   FOR 08 TH  AUGUST, 2017.

(a) to (c) :  The  details  of  casualties  of  security  personnel  in  the  terrorist incidents carried out by Pakistan based/ supported terror groups,  terrorists arrested/killed in the Jammu & Kashmir and the hinterland of the country and security personnel killed in ceasefire violations by Pakistan during each of the last three years and the current year are at Annexure.

(d) & (e) : The  Islamic  State  (IS)/  Islamic  State  of  Iraq  and  Levant  (ISIL)/ Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/ Daesh has been notified as a Terrorist Organization and included in the First Schedule to the Unlawful  Activities (Prevention)  Act,  1967  by  the  Central  Government.    ISIS  is  using  various internet based social media platforms to propagate its ideology.  However, very few individuals have come to notice of the Central and State Security Agencies  who  have  joined  ISIS.    The  National  Investigation  Agency  (NIA) and the States Police have also registered cases against ISIS/ISIL sympathizers  and  have  arrested  around  90  accused  so  far.    Further,  the Central  and  State  agencies  are  monitoring  the  cyber  space  and  taking action as per law wherever required.  In order to assess and counter the incipient threat posed by ISIS/ISIL, meetings have been held by the Ministry of  Home  Affairs  with  the  Central  agencies  and  the  State  Governments concerned.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *306 for 08.08.2017

## (1)   Hinterland of the country

|   Year | No. of terror incidents                                | Number of security personnel killed   | Number of terrorists killed   | Number of terrorists arrested   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|   2014 | Nil                                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                           | Nil                             |
|   2015 | 01(Terror attack in Gurdaspur District of Punjab)      | 04                                    | 03                            | Nil                             |
|   2016 | 01 (Terror attack in the Pathankot District of Punjab) | 07                                    | 04                            | Nil                             |
|   2017 | Nil                                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                           | Nil                             |

## (2)  Jammu & Kashmir

| Year                     |   No. of terror incidents |   Number of security personnel killed |   Number of terrorists killed |   Number terrorists arrested |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2014                     |                       222 |                                    47 |                           110 |                           70 |
| 2015                     |                       208 |                                    39 |                           108 |                           67 |
| 2016                     |                       322 |                                    82 |                           150 |                           79 |
| 2017 ( up to 31 st July) |                       194 |                                    39 |                           115 |                           44 |

## (3)  Casualties suffered by the security personnel in ceasefire violations by

## Pakistan

| Year                     |   Number of security personnel killed |
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2014                     |                                    03 |
| 2015                     |                                    10 |
| 2016                     |                                    13 |
| 2017 ( up to 11 th July) |                                    05 |

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