More security force personnel were killed in Naxal areas than the combined casualties of security personnel in Jammu & Kashmir and North-East during the last three years and this year so far.
While 60 security personnel were killed in Naxal areas till June this year, the number of such personnel killed during the period in Jammu & Kashmir and North-East stood at 24. likewise, 115 securitymen were killed in Naxal areas in 2013 against 71 such men being killed in Jammu & Kashmir and North-East during the period, according to official data.
Similarly, 114 and 142 SFs were killed in Naxal action in 2012 and 2011 respectively, way above the combined figures 29 and 65 casualties in 2012 and 2011 respectively.Most of the security personnel were killed in Naxal areas this year in Chhattisgarh with 37 casualties followed by 11 in Maharashtra, six each in Bihar and Jharkhand and one in Telangana.
However, the number of civilians killed in J&K and North-East was higher than the attrition in Naxal areas. The number of civilians killed in Naxal areas has recorded a steep decline from a high of 469 in 2011 to 301 in 2012, 282 in 2013 and 119 till June 30 this year.Civilian casualties in the North-East have registered an increasing trend with 70 deaths in 2011, 97 in 2012, 107 in 2013 and 198 till June 30 this year. Civilian casualties have been decreasing in Jammu & Kashmir from 31 deaths in 2011, 15 each in 2012 and 2013 and 12 loss of lives so far this year.