82 security men killed in 2016 in J&K, highest in 8 yrs
Jammu and Kashmir's Home department has said that around 82 security personnel were killed in the state in 2016, which was the highest in the past eight years. As per the data, 85 soldiers were killed in 2008 while the number of deaths had come down to 79 in 2009 and 69 in 2010. In 2005, 244 soldiers were killed.