25 civilians killed, 152 injured in past two years in cross border firing across J&K: Mehbooba

Jammu, Jan 24:  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that as many as 25 civilians were killed and 152 injured in the past two years in cross border firing in different parts of the state.

“In the past two years, 25 people have been killed and 152 got injured due to cross border firing,” Ms Mufti said in a written reply to the questions raised by the members Qaiser Jamsheed Lone, Pradeep Sharma and Yashpal Sharma jointly in the Upper House.

She said that in 2016, two people were killed in Jammu, six in Samba, two in Rajouri and three in Poonch while in 2017, one civilian was killed in Jammu, three in Rajouri, seven in Poonch and one in Baramulla.

(UNI)

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