Lok Sabha Question No. 532 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Encounters in Border Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*532

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  APRIL,  2017 / CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA)

ENCOUNTERS IN BORDER AREAS

†*532. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  incidents  of  encounters  between  terrorists  and  security  forces have increased in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in the entire border areas of the country;

(b) if so, the number of such cases reported during the last two years and the current year, State-wise;

- (c)  the  number  of  terrorists  arrested  and  killed  and  the  number  of  security personnel killed during the said period; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to check such activities?

ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *532 FOR 11.04.2017 REGARDING ENCOUNTERS IN BORDER AREAS

(a) to (c) As per reports, the details of encounters during the last two years and the current year, till March, 2017, in the State of Jammu and Kashmir as well  as  in  the  entire  border  areas  of  the  country  along  with  the  number  of terrorist  killed/  arrested  and  the  number  of  Security  Force  (SF)  Personnel martyred/ injured are at Annexure.

(d)  The  Government  of  India  in  tandem  with  the  State  Government,  have adopted  a  multi-pronged  approach  to  contain  cross    border      infiltration, which,      inter-alia,  include  Strengthening  of  border  management  and  multitiered deployment along the International Border / Line of Control, and near the  ever  changing  infiltration  routes,  construction/maintenance  of  border fencing,  construction  of  culverts/  bridges  on  nullahs,  improved  technology, weapons  and  equipments  for  SFs,  improved  intelligence  and  operational coordination, installation of border floodlight and synergizing intelligence flow to check infiltration and pro-active action against terrorists within the State.

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## Annexure

The details of encounters during the last two years and the current year, till March,  2017,  in  the  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  as  well  as  in  the  entire border areas of the country along with the number of terrorist killed/ arrested and  the  number  of  Security  Force  (SF)  Personnel  martyred/  injured  are  as under:

- (i) Indo - Pak Border

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

| Particulars                   |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 (upto March) |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters             |     63 |    101 |                  25 |
| SF Personnel Martyred         |     39 |     60 |                  10 |
| Terrorists killed             |    102 |    149 |                  33 |
| Terrorists/ Suspects arrested |     67 |     79 |                  20 |

- (b) Punjab

| Particulars                   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017 (upto March)   |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters*            | 1      | 1      | -                   |
| SF Personnel Martyred         | 4      | 7      | -                   |
| Terrorists killed             | 3      | 4      | -                   |
| Terrorists/ Suspects arrested | -      | -      | -                   |

* In hinterland

(ii) Indo- Bangladesh Border

(a) Assam

| Particulars                   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017 (upto March)   |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters             | 3      | -      | -                   |
| SF Personnel Martyred         | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists killed             | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists/ Suspects arrested | 4      | -      | -                   |

## (b) Meghalaya

| Particulars                   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017 (upto March)   |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters             | 2      | 4      | -                   |
| SF Personnel Martyred         | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists killed             | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists/ Suspects arrested | 1      | 3      | -                   |

## (c) Tripura

| Particulars                   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017 (upto March)   |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters             | 1      | -      | -                   |
| SF Personnel Martyred         | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists killed             | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists/ Suspects arrested | 3      | -      | -                   |

## (iii) Indo- Myanmar Border

## (a)    Arunachal Pradesh

| Particulars                    | 2015   |   2016 |   2017 (upto March) |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters              | 33     |     35 |                  13 |
| SF Personnel Martyred          | -      |      2 |                   1 |
| Terrorists killed              | 3      |      7 |                   3 |
| Terrorists / Suspects arrested | 41     |     54 |                  19 |

## (b) Nagaland

| Particulars                    |   2015 | 2016   | 2017 (upto March)   |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters              |     31 | 28     | 4                   |
| SF Personnel Martyred          |      8 | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists killed              |     10 | 1      | -                   |
| Terrorists / Suspects arrested |     67 | 29     | 18                  |

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*532 FOR 11.04.2017

- (c) Manipur
- (d)    Mizoram

| Particulars                    |   2015 | 2016   |   2017 (upto March) |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters              |     36 | 14     |                   3 |
| SF Personnel Martyred          |      5 | -      |                   2 |
| Terrorists killed              |      5 | 2      |                   1 |
| Terrorists / Suspects arrested |     58 | 24     |                   6 |

| Particulars                    | 2015   | 2016   | 2017 (upto March)   |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| No. of Encounters              | 9      | -      | -                   |
| SF Personnel Martyred          | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists killed              | -      | -      | -                   |
| Terrorists / Suspects arrested | 21     | -      | -                   |

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