29 armymen martyred, 142 militants killed at LoC since 2014: Govt

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The lost 29 personnel along the Line of Control (LoC) and killed 142 militants since 2014, the told the today.

Minister of state in the Subhash Bhamre, in a written reply, said 84 infiltration bids were also foiled by the security forces since 2014.


The LoC, under the operational control of the army, also saw 216 cases of ceasefire violations until June this year.

Of these 73 and 76 violations were recorded in May and June respectively, he said.

The under the operational control of the (BSF) witnessed 23 cases of ceasefire violations.

Three civilians have also died due to cross-border firing by

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