Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Infiltration and Terrorist Activities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, C. N. JAYADEVAN, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, DHARMENDRA YADAV, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, P. KUMAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, NAGARAJAN P., HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, K. MARAGATHAM, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.301

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH JULY, 2016/ASHADHA 28, 1938 (SAKA)

## INFILTRATION AND TERRORIST ACTIVITIES

301.

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

## L.S.US.Q.NO.301 FOR 19.07.2016

- (a) the number of incidents of infiltration and terrorist attack reported and the number of infiltrators and terrorists arrested and killed along with the number of  security  personnel  and  civilians  injured/killed  during  the  said attacks during each of the last three years and the current year, Statewise;
- (b)  whether  there  is  spurt  in  terrorist  activities  in  the  State  of  J&K including the fidayeen attacks on security forces and the recent attack on a bus carrying CRPF personnel;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has deputed a team of officers to study the rising cross border infiltration in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the follow-up action taken thereon; and
- (e)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  instances  of infiltration  and  terrorist  attack,  strengthen  the  coordination  amongst security agencies and to review the security norms for convoy movements particularly in the State of J&K?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  terrorist  attacks  in  the  country  are  categorized  in  two  major theatres viz. terrorism in the hinterland of the country and terrorism in the State  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir.    The  details  of  the  terrorist  attacks  in  the hinterland of the country and details of infiltration attempts and terrorist attacks  in  the  Jammu  &  Kashmir  are  at  Annexure-I  and  Annexure-  II respectively.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.301 FOR 19.07.2016

(b) & (c): Yes,  Madam.    There  has  been  a  spurt  in  infiltration  attempts from  across  the  border,  which  have  been  responded  by  the  State Government  and  Security  forces.    As  a  result,  infiltrating  terrorists  are increasingly  being  neutralized,  which  has  frustrated  the  evil  designs  of terrorist organizations and  led them  to target the Security  Forces deployed in the Jammu & Kashmir.  On 25.06.2016, after completion of the Annual  Range  Classification  Firing  at  Lethpora  (approximately  23  Kms from Srinagar on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway), a convoy of 161 Bn of CRPF consisting of 4 vehicles carrying 74 Personnel was returning towards their unit HQrs Srinagar at around 1600 hrs. When the convoy was passing  through  Pampore  town,  2  militants  armed  with  AK-47  Rifles appeared all of a sudden and opened indiscriminate fire. In the encounter both the militants were neutralised. However, 8 CRPF personnel sacrificed their lives and 27 CRPF personnel were injured.

(d) & (e): Yes, Madam.  The Government had deputed a team of officers to  visit  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and,  after  examining  the  security  aspects  in general, to suggest further steps that may be necessary to tackle the

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 301 FOR 19.07.2016

issue  of  infiltration  as well as  suggest measures to minimise attacks on Security  Forces  and  resultant  casualties.    Committee  has  submitted  its report.    Since,  the  contents  of  the  report  and  the  suggested  security measures contain classified information, therefore, further details in the matter cannot be disclosed in the interest of the national security

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## Page 1 of 2 of Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 301 for 19.07.2016

Details of terror attacks during the last three years and the current year in the hinterland of the country:

## 2013

| Incident                                | Number of civilian / security personnel killed   |   Number of civilian / security personnel injured | Number of terrorists arrested / killed   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 21.02.2013 Twin Bomb Blast in Hyderabad | 18                                               |                                               131 | 05                                       |
| 17.04.2013 Bomb Blast in Bengaluru      | Nil                                              |                                                16 | 15                                       |
| 07.07.2013 Bomb Blasts in BodhGaya      | Nil                                              |                                                02 | 8 (including one killed)                 |
| 27.10.2013 Serial Bomb Blasts in Patna  | 06                                               |                                                89 | 14 (including one killed)                |

## 2014

| Incident                                                                             |   Number of civilian / security personnel killed |   Number of civilian / security personnel injured | Number of terrorists arrested / killed   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 01.05.2014 IEDs explosion, at Chennai Central Railway Station, in a stationary train |                                               01 |                                                14 | -                                        |
| 02.10.2014 Bomb blast in Burdwan                                                     |                                               02 |                                                01 | 07                                       |
| 28.12.2014 IED blast in Bengaluru                                                    |                                               01 |                                                03 | -                                        |

## 2015

| Incident                                                 |   Number of civilian / security personnel killed |   Number of civilian / security personnel injured | Number of terrorists arrested / killed                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 27.7.2015 Terror attack in Gurudaspur District of Punjab |                                               07 |                                                16 | All the terrorists were neutralized by the Security forces |

## 2016

| Incident                                                    |   Number of civilian / security personnel killed |   Number of civilian / security personnel injured | Number of terrorists arrested / killed                     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.01.2016 Terror attack in the Pathankot District of Punjab |                                               07 |                                                37 | All the terrorists were neutralized by the Security forces |

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Page 1 of 2 of Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 301 for 19.07.2016

## (a) The  infiltration  details  in  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  during last three years and current year are as under:-

| Year            |   No. of incidents |   Terrorists Killed | Terrorists Arrested / Surrendered   |
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2013            |                277 |                  38 | -                                   |
| 2014            |                222 |                  52 | -                                   |
| 2015            |                121 |                  46 | 1                                   |
| 2016 (upto May) |                 51 |                   5 | -                                   |

- (b)          The  number  of  terrorist  incidents  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir and the number  of  security  personnel/  civilians  killed/injured  in  these  incidents during the last three years and current year are as under:-

| Year                   | No. of              | Civilians   | Civilians   | Security personnel   | Security personnel   |
|------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|                        | terrorist incidents | Killed      | Injured     | Killed               | Injured              |
| 2013                   | 170                 | 15          | 31          | 53                   | 74                   |
| 2014                   | 222                 | 28          | 71          | 47                   | 84                   |
| 2015                   | 208                 | 17          | 70          | 39                   | 103                  |
| 2016 (upto 10 th July) | 138                 | 4           | 10          | 29                   | 77                   |

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