Union Home Ministry on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 765 persons have been arrested so far in190 cases of stone pelting and issue related to law and order after repealing of the Article 370 in the Jammu and Kashmir.
Giving a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of States for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said that a total of 190 cases have been registered after August 5, arresting 765 persons. He also said that there were 190 cases registered during January 1 to August 4 this year.
Mr Reddy also said that the Government has has initiated multi-pronged policies to check the stone pelting menace and has succeeded in curbing it to the extent that a large number of troublemakers, instigators and mob mobilizers have been identified and various preventive measures have been taken against them which include detention under PSA and preventive arrests.
In a related question, the Government informed that 950 incidents of ceasefire violations along Line of Control from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir were reported during August to October, 2019.
On the question of average attendance in Kashmir schools since August 5, the Government said that at present the attendance of students stands at 99.7 per cent during the ongoing examinations. Initially the attendance of the students was thin which gradually picked up.
The Government also informed that it has not issued advisory for tourists in Jammu and Kashmir recently and that a total of 34,10,219 tourists, including 12,934 foreign tourists, visited Jammu and Kashmir during last six months and an income of Rs 25.12 crore has been earned through tourism during this period.