Over 162 Security Personnel, 463 Civilians Killed in Naxal Attacks from 2018 to 2020: Report
Home Ministry said that the incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 70 percent, from 2,258 in 2009 to 665 in 2020.
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Over 162 Security Personnel, 463 Civilians Killed in Naxal Attacks from 2018 to 2020: Report
At least 162 security personnel and 463 civilians have been killed in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence between 2018 and 2020, data from the Union government suggests. During this time, 473 Naxals have been killed, while 4,319 of them were arrested from different states, the Union Government had said in the Lok Sabha in February this year. The report said that at least 2,168 incidents of violence were reported in the country during the three-year period. In its statement, the Union Home Ministry said that the incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 70 per cent, from 2,258 in 2009 to 665 in 2020. It added that the resultant deaths, civilians and security forces, have reduced by 80 per cent from 1,005 in 2010 to 183 in 2020. Also Read: 'Girls at Sea Still Not Accepted': Miles Away from Suez, Egypt's 1st Female Ship Captain Blamed for Blockage Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Telangana, have reported 833 incidents of LW…
