New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- : Security forces have arrested 765 people in Jammu and Kashmir in 190 cases related to "stone-pelting/ law and order" since the repeal of Article 370, the Home Ministry said on Tuesday and noted that revenue of Rs 25.12 crore was generated in the last six months through tourism in the region.
Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that "765 persons have been arrested in 190 cases registered relating to stone pelting/ law and order" from August 5 to November 15 this year.
He said that 361 such cases were registered from January 1 to August 4 this year.
The minister said that the government has initiated multipronged policies to check the stone-pelting menace and ...