Lok Sabha Question No. 2032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Terrorist Attacks
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2032

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  MARCH, 2020/ PHALGUNA 13, 1941 (SAKA)

TERRORIST ATTACKS

†2032. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number of terrorist  attacks in  the country during each of the last three  years  and  the  number  of  terrorists  arrested  and  killed  in  such attacks  along  with  the  number  of  citizens  and  security  personnel  killed and injured, State-wise;

- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  investigation  of  these terrorist attacks;
- (c)  the  names  of  the  terrorist  organisations  who  have  claimed  the responsibility of these terrorist attacks;
- (d) the number of undertrial terrorists in various courts of the country and the details of the steps taken to expedite such cases, State-wise; and
- (e)  the  details  of  the  compensation  given  to  the  victims  of  the  terrorist attacks during the said period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c): The  details  of  terrorist  incidents  in  the  Jammu  &  Kashmir during the last three years are as under: -

|   Year |   No. of terrorist incidents |   Terrorists arrested |   Terrorists killed |   Civilian killed |   Civilian injured |   Security personnel killed |   Security personnel injured |
|--------|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|   2017 |                          342 |                    97 |                 213 |                40 |                 99 |                          80 |                          226 |
|   2018 |                          614 |                   105 |                 257 |                39 |                 63 |                          91 |                          238 |
|   2019 |                          594 |                   115 |                 157 |                39 |                188 |                          80 |                          140 |

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2032 FOR 03.03.2020

The  problem  of  terrorism  in  India  is  largely  sponsored  from  across the border.  The ISI of Pakistan has close links with terrorist outfits like Lashker-e-Toiba  (LeT),  Jaish-e-Mohammad  (JeM),  Hizbul  Mujahideen  (HM) etc. and it provides them safe havens, material support, finance and other logistics to carry out terrorist activities in India.

No  major  terror  attack  took  place  in  the  hinterland  of  the  country during the last three years, except a grenade attack which took place on 18 th   November,  2018  at  a  prayer  hall  in  Adliwal  Village,  PS  Rajasansi, Amritsar,  wherein  03  persons  were  killed.    As  per  available  information, the involvement of Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and International  Sikh Youth  Federation (ISYF) have come  to  notice in this incident.  The Punjab Police has arrested three persons involved in this attack.

(d): The data of undertrial prisoners is maintained by the State Governments since 'Public Order', 'Police' and 'Prison' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.  At the level of Central Government, the cases relating to terrorist acts are investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).  For speedy trial of the terror related cases, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008 provides for constitution of Special Courts, registered by NIA, where such cases are heard on day  to day  basis and  get precedence  over  other  cases. Accordingly, 49 Courts all over India have been designated as Special NIA

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2032 FOR 03.03.2020

Courts for speedy disposal of cases relating to all accused arrested by NIA in terror cases.

(e): The Central Government  administers a Scheme  titled 'Central Scheme  for  Assistance  to  Civilian  Victims  of  Terrorists/  Communal/  Left Wing Extremism Violence and Cross Border Firing and Mine/IED Blasts on Indian  Territory'.    According  to  the  said  Scheme,  the  State  Government concerned initially gives financial relief to the civilian victim/ next of kin of victim, which is Rs. 5 lakh in case of death/ permanent incapacitation (50% and  above)  and  then  seeks  reimbursement  of  the  expenditure  from  the Government of  India.    The  details  of  the  reimbursement  made  to  States during the last three years are as under: -

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Amount reimbursed (in ₹)   |
|-----------|---------|----------------------------|
|         1 | 2016-17 | 1,54,50,000                |
|         2 | 2017-18 | 2,04,00,000                |
|         3 | 2018-19 | 72,30,000                  |

Apart from it, the concerned State Governments also provide assistance to the victims as per their policy.

The  ex-gratia/compensation is paid to the families of security personnel as per the extant guidelines of CAPFs/Army/State Governments and under the 'Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme' for the State Police/Security Personnel/civilian victims.

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