NEW DELHI: A total of 59 army personnel have been killed since 2016 in counter-terror operations and foiling cross border infiltration attempts in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government informed Rajya Sabha today.
Replying to a question, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre also said that 127 cross-border infiltration attempts were made in Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years including 88 last year.
He said that 49 army personnel lost their lives in terror incidents, counter-terror operations and foiling infiltration attempts in the year 2016 while the number till March 17 this year was 10.
The MoS Defence said 28 infiltration attempts were made in 2015, 88 in 2016 and 11 till February this year. (AGENCIES)
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