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Updated November 20th, 2019 at 10:10 IST

MHA: '190 cases of stone-pelting, disruption of law & order in J&K after August 5'

MHA on Tuesday has said that as many as 765 persons have been arrested in 190 cases registered relating to stone-pelting and disruption of law & order in J&K

Reported by: Pritesh Kamath
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday, November 19, has said as many as 765 persons have been arrested in 190 cases registered relating to stone-pelting and disruption of law and order in Jammu and Kashmir between August 5 to November 15 this year. "The Government has initiated multipronged policies to check the stone-pelting menace and has succeeded in curbing it to the extent that a large number of trouble makers, instigators, mob mobilizers have been identified and various preventive measures have been taken against them which include detention under PSA and preventive arrests," the MHA stated.

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Separatist organizations responsible for stone-pelting

Citing an investigation, the Ministry has blamed various separatist organizations and activists which are part of Hurriyat for the incidents of stone-pelting in the Kashmir valley. "NIA has charge-sheeted 18 persons in the terror funding cases so far," the MHA added. According to MHA, the number of stone-pelting incidents registered from January 1 to August 4 stood at 361.

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The Ministry has opined the number of stone-pelting incidents has substantially reduced and the incidents are far fewer than the ones reported after the death of Hizbul Mujahideen's poster boy Burhan Wani in 2016. It also added that the attendance of students in schools was far less than what it is now after the abrogation of article 370. "At present, the attendance of students stands at 99.7% during the examinations," the MHA said.

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The MHA also informed that a total of 34,10,219 tourists, including 12,934 foreign tourists, visited Jammu and Kashmir during the last 6 months and an income of Rs. 25.12 crore was generated through tourism during this period. With regard to the use of pellet guns since August 5, the MHA assured that they were used with abundant caution, only to deal with severe law-and-order problems to avoid civilian casualties.

(With ANI inputs)

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Published November 20th, 2019 at 07:43 IST

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