In 2008, 90 security forces personnel were killed in the state and while the numbers showed a declining trend till the year 2012 when they suffered 17 fatalities, the casualties increased in 2013 to 61.
In 2014, the casualties decreased to 51 which went further down the next year to 41.
However, in 2016, 87 security forces personnel were killed in militancy-related incidents in the state, according to official data.
A total of 165 militants were also killed in 2016, which is the highest in the last six years.
