According to the Indian government, 14 security force personnel were killed in incidents related to insurgency in the northeast of India in 2018.
This belt consists of seven states, where tensions have existed between multiple armed separatist factions and the central government for decades. While some separatist groups had been demanding independence from the country, others had been seeking more regional autonomy and tribal laws.
Number of security force personnel killed due to insurgency incidents in northeast India from 2014 to 2018
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PIB, & Ministry of Home Affairs (India). (February 5, 2019). Number of security force personnel killed due to insurgency incidents in northeast India from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036428/security-personnel-deaths-northeast-india-insurgency/
PIB, und Ministry of Home Affairs (India). "Number of security force personnel killed due to insurgency incidents in northeast India from 2014 to 2018." Chart. February 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036428/security-personnel-deaths-northeast-india-insurgency/
PIB, Ministry of Home Affairs (India). (2019). Number of security force personnel killed due to insurgency incidents in northeast India from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036428/security-personnel-deaths-northeast-india-insurgency/
PIB, and Ministry of Home Affairs (India). "Number of Security Force Personnel Killed Due to Insurgency Incidents in Northeast India from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036428/security-personnel-deaths-northeast-india-insurgency/
PIB & Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Number of security force personnel killed due to insurgency incidents in northeast India from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036428/security-personnel-deaths-northeast-india-insurgency/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of security force personnel killed due to insurgency incidents in northeast India from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], PIB, & Ministry of Home Affairs (India), February 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036428/security-personnel-deaths-northeast-india-insurgency/
