Security forces killed 172 terrorists in 92 encounters in Valley in 2022: Kashmir Police
India TodayAs we draw closer to the end of this year, the security forces in 2022 in Kashmir, to ensure peace in the region, neutralised 172 terrorists, including 42 foreign terrorists, by conducting 93 successful encounters across the valley, Kashmir Police said. Around 108 terrorists eliminated belonged mainly to Lashkar-e-Taiba and The Resistance Front, followed by Jaish e Mohammed, Hizbul-Mujahidin, Al-Badr and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, according to Kashmir’s Additional director general of police, Vijay Kumar This year, 100 fresh recruitments into terrorist ranks were reported, suggesting a 37 per cent decline compared to last year. Out of total recruitment, 65 terrorists were gunned down, 17 were arrested, and 18 are still active, added ADGP Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar. ENDEAVOUR TO DISMANTLE ECOSYSTEM Home Minister Amit Shah had said earlier this week that the ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir that provides impetus to terrorists needs to be dismantled in order to ensure the well-being of common people in the valley.