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200 militants killed this year, 30 in Oct: JKP
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 11/7/2018 12:06:43 AM
SRINAGAR, Nov 6: Security forces have gunned down as many as 200 militants in 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir, with 30 neutralised in October alone.
Security forces touched the 200-mark with the killing of two militants , Amir Hussain and Idris Mir, on the eve of Diwali.
The two militants who were gunned down by security forces in Shopian earlier today are members of the proscribed terror outfit Hizb-ul Mujahideen, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
“Eight terrorists were killed in January, seven in February, 22 in March, 20 in April, 19 in May, 22 in June, 11 in July, 28 in August, 29 in September, 30 in October and four in November. In 2017, 217 terrorists were killed by the security forces,” the police said.