Exaggerated Reporting by Press
Exaggerated Reporting by Press
The Hindustan Times
| S. No. | Issue | Source | Incident & Date | Official Report |
| 1. | January 24 | S.S. Banyal Story | Srinagar, Jan. 23 Six killed as UN guards fire on Srinagar mob (a) Security guards of UNMOG shot dead six people in Sonawar area. (b) In police firing, one person was killed in Lal Bazar and another at Kamu in Anantnag district. |
4 civilians were reportedly killed. No such incident was reported on January 23. However, one bullet-ridden body of a Sikh was recovered from river Jhelum at Batwara. |
| 2. | June 15 | PTI | Jammu, June 14 Eight killed in Kashmir. Subverters killed eight people, including three BSF Personnel |
5 persons including one BSF personnel reportedly killed on June 13. Only two casualties were reported on June 14. |
| 3. | July 10 | UNI, PTI | Jammu, July 9 30 killed in Valley: DC's son released. (a) 30 people, including 13 militants and 3 CRPF Jawans were killed in Kashmir Valley since last night. (b) 13 militants were killed and one arrested while trying to infiltrate. |
1 person was reportedly killed on July 9, Two SF and 1 CRPF jawan killed on July 8. No CRPF jawan was killed on July 9. 1 killed and 4 arrested while trying to infiltrate. |
| 4. | July 18 | PTI | Srinagar, July 17 Red alert sounded in Kashmir; 6 killed |
3 persons were reportedly killed on July 17. |
| 5. | August 20 | PTI | Jammu, August 19 Alert in Valley; 5 killed |
No casualty reported on August 19. Three were reportedly killed on August 19 |
| 6. | September 4 | HTC | Srinagar, September 3 13 killed in Valley; 13 people including 2 suspected militants and 1 CRPF jawan, were killed in the Valley. |
8 casualties reported. No CRPF man was killed on September 3. |
| 7. | September 17 | PTI | Jammu, September 16 5 killed in Kashmir 5 people including a militant were killed in last 74 hours. A militant was killed in the Kupwara Sector in an the border encounter. |
No casualty was reported on September 15. 3 casualties reported on September 16. No militant was killed on on September 15/16. |
| 8. | September 20 | UNI | Srinagar, September 19 Six killed in Valley. A BSF jawan and a self-styled area commander of Kashmir Freedom Movement were among six killed during last 24 hours. |
Only killing of an Area Commandar of KFM was reported on September 18. No BSF Jawan killed on September 18/19. No casualty reported on September 19. |
The Statesman
| S. No. | Issue | Source | Incident & Date | Official Report |
| 1. | June 13 | PTI | Jammu, June 12 5 militants among 10 killed in J&K. |
4 casualties were reported on June 12. |
| 2. | June 24 | FOC | Jammu, Jun 23 21 killed in Valley a) Twenty-one people including 14 militants and 2 CRPF jawans were killed. b) Nine subversives were killed in Kupwara while infiltrating. |
3 casualties were reported on July 23. 5 subversives were reportedly killed on July 23 in Kupwara. |
| 3. | August 11 | UNI & PTI |
Jammu, August 10 5 killed in Kashmir; Five people were killed by militants in Kashmir Valley since last night |
1 person was reportedly killed. |
| 4. | August 13 | FOC | Jammu, August 12 19 killed in Kashmir; Nineteen people, including 13 militants. 4 BSF jawans and 2 civilians were killed since last night. 13 militants were killed at the LAC. |
1 civilian was reportedly killed on August 12. No casualty reported on August l1. No BSF jawan was killed on August 11/12. Only 1 militant was reportedly killed at Kupwara on August 11. |
| 5. | August 19 | FOC | Jammu, August 18 11 killed, top militant held; (a) Eleven people including seven militants were killed today. (b) Six militants were killed at the border while infiltrating. |
Two casualties were reported on August 18. No such incident reported on August 18. |
| 6. | August 20 | UNI | Jammu, August 19 5 killed in Kashmir, Six militants held. Three militants were killed in an encounter in Kupwara Sector while infiltrating. |
Only 1 casualty reported on August 19. No such incident reported. |
| 7. | August 26 | UNI | Jammu, August 25 10 killed in Kashmir. Six subversives were among 10 killed in Kashmir valley since last night. |
Only 8 casualties were reported on August 25 and one on August 24. |
| 8. | August 28 | UNI & PTI |
Srinagar, August, 27 Former MLA among 10 killed in J&K; A former MLA of J&K and a police constable were among 10 killed in the Valley since last night. |
4 casualties reported. No policeman killed on August 27. |
| 9. | September 5 | FOC | Jammu, September4 Eight killed in Kashmir (a) At least 8 people were reported to have been killed in different parts of Kashmir Valley. (b) BSF shot 2 militants in Uri. |
4 casualties were reported on September 4. No such incident reported. |
The Indian Express
| S. No. | Issue | Source | Incident & Date | Official Report |
| 1. | March 1 | ENS | February 28 One person killed in shooting incident in Bijbehara. |
No such report. |
| 2. | August 16 | UNI | August 15 18 people, including 15 militants killed in Valley. 14 militants killed in an encounter in the 5 km. belt. |
6 casualties reported on August 14. No such incident reported. |
| 3. | August 30 | PTI | August 29 12 killed in Kashmir 7 militants were killed in different incidents. |
4 casualties reported on August 29. 3 militants reportedly killed on August 29. |
| 4. | September 1 | ENS | August 31 10 killed in Valley |
3 casualties including 1 security personnel reported on August 31. |
| 5. | September 6 | ENS | September 5 7 killed including 3 security forces personnel; 3 securitymen among 7 killed in Kashmir. |
5 persons including 3 security men killed on September 5. |
The Times of India
| S. No. | Issue | Source | Incident & Date | Official Report |
| 1. | July 10 | Agencies | Jammu, June 9 13 terrorists among 30 killed. 12 militants killed in encounter when they tried to sneak across the LAC in Valley. |
Only one casualty reported on July 9. Only 1 militant was killed in Kupwara sector on July 8/9. |
| 2. | July l2 | TOINS | Srinagar, July 11 11 shot in Valley |
Only 1 casualty reported on July 11. |
| 3. | September 1 | TOINS | Srinagar, August 30 SSP Shot at; 9 killed in Kashmir |
3 casualties reported on July 11. |
| 4. | September 4 | TOINS | Srinagar, September 3 JK Staff on strike; 5 killed |
2 casualties were reported on Sept. 3 |
| 5. | September 8 | TOINS | Srinagar, September 7 15 JK militants among 26 killed. a) 13 Pak trained youth killed in an encounter in Uri Sector. b) Six security personnel were killed in a mine blast planted at Shakhargund at Sopore-Handwara road. c) Six security personnel were also killed in the encounter. |
21 causalties reported on Sept.3. a) 12 killed on 6\7 Sept. in Uri Sector. b) Only one jawan was killed in the encounter. c) No such incident was reported. |
| 6. | September 9 | TOINS | Srinagar, Sept. 8 2 jawans among nine killed in J&K. |
4 casualties including two security personnel reported on Sept. 8. |
| 7. | September 10 | UNI | Jammu, Sept 9 2 security men among seven killed in J&K. |
Only one casualty, that of a security man, was reported on Sept. 9. |
| 8. | September 12 | TOINS | Srinagar, Sept. 11 30 J&K militants die in bus blast during encounter. |
21 militants were killed in the incident. |
HTC: Hindustan Times Correspondent.
FOC: From our Correspondent.
ENC: Express News Service
TOINS: Times of India News Service