In 1988, I trekked from Pahalgaum to Sonmarg. We spent our last night in the home
of a Kashmiri. The three of us, a French couple and me, were exhausted when we entered
the lady’s home. The lady was kind enough to feed us very well. Before leaving
the next morning we asked her how much money. She said ‘I will not take money
from the Goras but this man is Indian so he must pay me’. Having enjoyed her
hospitality had no hesitation in paying but her words echo in my ears to this day.
The terrorist movement started in the Kashmir Valley around 1989. It got a fillip
after the Home Ministers (Mufti M Syed) daughter was kidnapped by terrorists and
subsequently released after the Government capitulated to their demands
Since the movement started in the pre internet/satellite TV news era, there is not
much hard data on the number of people killed during those years. I was fortunate
to stumble across the South Asia Terrorism Portal (www.satp.org) which has some useful
data. The attached PDF file has data on annual fatalities in terrorist violence
from 1988 to August 19, 2012. Fatalities are split into Civilians, Security Force
personnel and Terrorists. The number of terrorists killed includes Indians, Pakistanis
and Afghans, as well as small numbers of people from nearly a dozen other countries,
who were sent by their Pakistani handlers to fight in Jammu and Kashmir.
Highlights of Annual Fatalities in terrorists related violence 1989-19/8/2012
To see year wise numbers of lives list in PDF format click here. You can
also visit
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/states/jandk/data_sheets/annual_casualties.htm
Total number of lives lost in Khalistani and Kashmiri Terrorists Movements
In case you find any errors in data please write back and we shall make appropriate
corrections.
Also read
1.
Arms seized from Kashmiri Militants exhibited by the Indian Army at Veer Savarkar
Hall Shivaji Park Mumbai in 1998
2. What happened to Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley in 1990? Here Pandit voice in
their own words on NDTV India.
3. Kashmir Issue: New Perspectives
4.
Number of Indians who lost their lives due to terror attacks
5.
Daughters of J&K, India’s most unwanted
6.
The Truth behind Art 370 by Arvind Lavakare
7.
Omar Abdullah challenges J&K’s integration with India
8.
Ladakhis demand Union Status by Hari Om
9.
History of Jammu and Kashmir
10.
How many Indians died during the Khalistani Movement
Shanti Shanti Shanti
