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| Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar |
On Thursday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the number of active terrorists in the valley has come down to less than 200, while the number of active local terrorists have reduced to less than 100, for the first time in history.
"We have been able to breach the mark of 200 terrorists in Kashmir, as it has come down to 180. For the first time in history, local terrorists have been reduced to less than 100. The count is 85-86 after yesterday's encounter. So terrorism is reducing" said IGP Kashmir while addressing a joint press conference on the two encounters in Kulgam and Anantnag district.
He also informed that out of 128 local militants who joined militancy this year, 73 were killed while 17 were arrested.
The encounter which broke out on Wednesday evening in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Kulgam districts, ended this morning with the killing of six Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists including two Pakistani nationals and an army soldier.
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