Government today informed Parliament that there has been a decline in the incidents of stone-pelting since the scrapping of article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy said from 5th August to 15th November this year,190 cases have been registered relating to stone-pelting and law and order. He said 361 number of such cases were registered from 1st January to 4th August 2019.
The Minister said the government has initiated multipronged policies to check the stone-pelting menace and has succeeded in curbing it to the extent that large number of trouble makers, instigators, mob mobilizes have been identified and various preventive measures have been taken against them which include detention under PSA and preventive arrests.
Mr Reddy said the investigation has revealed that various separatist organizations and activists which are part of Hurriyat have been behind the incidents of stone-pelting in Kashmir valley. NIA has charge-sheeted 18 persons in the terror funding cases so far.
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