Source: Kashmir Issue: New Perspectives
The terrorist violence has brought about a disaster to all the communities in Kashmir, its culture, its development, its overall social conditions and so on. Following are the figures of the incidents of violence, killing, kidnapping, extortion, destruction of properties and recovery of weapons from mercenaries which indicate the magnitude of the miseries suffered by Kashmiris.
Table I: Terrorist Violence in J&K
Year | Total Incidents | Attacks on SF | Attacks on Others | Explosion & Arson | Other Incidents |
1988 | 390 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 241 |
1989 | 2154 | 49 | 73 | 840 | 1192 |
1990 | 3905 | 1098 | 485 | 1810 | 512 |
1991 | 3122 | 1999 | 321 | 611 | 191 |
1992 | 4971 | 3413 | 507 | 744 | 307 |
1993 | 4457 | 2573 | 539 | 900 | 445 |
1994 | 6895 | 2675 | 1594 | 1774 | 852 |
1995 | 6819 | 2570 | 1836 | 1633 | 780 |
1996 | 5523 | 1473 | 2133 | 1260 | 657 |
1997 | 3421 | 1212 | 1399 | 672 | 457 |
1998 (June) | 1213 | 458 | 505 | 256 | 20 |
Total | 42870 | 17526 | 9393 | 10642 | 5654 |
Table II: Killings in Terrorist Violence
Year | 1988-91 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 (June) | Total |
Total Killed | 2693 | 1909 | 2567 | 2867 | 2768 | 2858 | 2199 | 831 | 18691 |
SF Personnel | 331 | 177 | 216 | 199 | 234 | 185 | 186 | 85 | 1613 |
Govt. Officials | 123 | 36 | 34 | 26 | 46 | 67 | 26 | 8 | 366 |
Top Political Leaders | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 15 |
Politicians | 37 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 121 |
Judiciary | 5 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
Pressmen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Hindus | 228 | 67 | 87 | 95 | 99 | 110 | 55 | 96 | 837 |
Muslims | 1121 | 706 | 841 | 858 | 983 | 1217 | 828 | 326 | 6880 |
Sikhs | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 46 |
Others | 28 | 35 | 40 | 73 | 55 | 30 | 9 | - | 270 |
Militants | 798 | 873 | 1330 | 1596 | 1332 | 1209 | 1075 | 310 | 8523 |
Foreign Tourists | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
Table III: Kidnappings by Militants
Year | 1989-91 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 (June) | Total |
Incidents | 159 | 124 | 181 | 332 | 395 | 473 | 448 | 141 | 2255 |
Persons Abducted | 231 | 183 | 269 | 368 | 548 | 666 | 440 | 148 | 2853 |
Foreigners* | 12 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 20 |
Women | 16 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 19 | - | 145 |
Politicians | 86 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 129 |
Govt. Officers | 48 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 2 | 308 |
SF Personnel | 41 | 38 | 92 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 20 | - | 251 |
Killed | 59 | 38 | 92 | 157 | 207 | 345 | 164 | 56 | 1118 |
Released** | 106 | 112 | 128 | 164 | 163 | 104 | 82 | 21 | 879 |
Whereabout not known | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 88 |
* Israelis-7, Swedish-2, Dutch-1, Japanese-1, French-1, British-4, Americans-2, German-1 and Norweign-1.
** In most cases released after extortion, torture, exchange of militants, rape (Remaining untraced).
Table IV: Criminal Acts Extortion* & Lootings by Militants
Year | Incidents | Amount Robbed (in Rupees) |
1990 | 23 | 2,26,91,200 |
1991 | 31 | 62,30,768 |
1992 | 39 | 64,86,563 |
1993 | 50 | 83,57,626 |
1994 | 149 | 5,48,46,532 |
1995 | 130 | 31,37,826 |
1996 | 139 | 25,20,205 |
1997 | 139 | 28,89,696 |
1998 (June) | 31 | 06,97,200 |
Total | 731 | 11,00,37,616 |
* Only a small fraction of such cases is reported
Table V: Destruction of Property by Militants
Year | Total Incidents | Govt. Bldg. | Educational Institutions | Hospitals | Private Houses | Bridges | Shops |
1988 | 128 | 4 |
4 |
- | 19 | 1 | - |
1989 | 294 | 191 | 172 | - | 427 | 16 | - |
1990 | 646 | 501 | 129 | - | 1242 | 172 | 202 |
1991 | 391 | 45 | 24 | - | 819 | 24 | 83 |
1992 | 564 | 65 | 57 | - | 2312 | 28 | 200 |
1993 | 662 | 98 | 46 | - | 1110 | 34 | 400 |
1994 | 606 | 172 | 119 | 4 | 666 | 46 | 162 |
1995 | 688 | 127 | 133 | 2 | 1814 | 16 | 402 |
1996 | 482 | 52 | 68 | 3 | 602 | 2 | 161 |
1997 | 259 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 437 | 5 | 67 |
1998 (June) | 164 | 9 | 7 | - | 112 | - | 31 |
Total | 4858 | 1277 | 770 | 10 | 9560 | 344 | 1708 |
Table VI: Recovery of Weapons from Militants
Weapons/Explosives | 1988-93 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 (June) | Total Incidents |
Rocket Launchers | 550 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 81 | 94 | 835 |
Machine Guns | 640 | 141 | 81 | 96 | 76 | 26 | 1060 |
AK Series Rifles | 10275 | 2196 | 2055 | 2150 | 1725 | 590 | 18991 |
Sniper Rifles | 77 | 41 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 26 |
292 |
Pistols/Revolvers | 3413 | 940 | 965 | 1052 | 1024 | 313 | 7655 |
Ammunition (Assorted) (thousands) |
1390 | 446 | 342 | 343 | 270 | 147 | 2903 |
Grenandes | 12846 | 2603 | 2870 | 3949 | 5124 | 2361 | 29753 |
Rockets | 1140 | 395 | 170 | 378 | 479 | 277 | 2839 |
Rocket Boosters | 602 | 66 | 24 | 119 | 208 | 72 | 1091 |
Mines | 2391 | 1049 | 634 | 552 | 408 | 404 | 5579 |
Guns | 285 | 223 | 370 | 303 | 191 | 61 | 1433 |
Explosives (Kg.) | 6265 | 1342 | 1484 | 2382 | 6448 | 1352 | 18173 |
Bombs | 1384 | 56 | 126 | 31 | 204 | 80 | 1881 |
Grenade Launchers | 11 | 56 | 27 | 21 | 98 | 30 | 243 |
Mortar | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 88 |
WT Sets | 298 | 211 | 246 | 413 | 302 | 233 | 1703 |
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