NEW DELHI: Incidents of extremist, insurgent and terrorist violence have recorded a sharp fall from 446 in 2022 to 163 in 2023. The decline spans across categories, with left-wing extremism, jihadi terrorism and North-East insurgency showing significant reductions. The steepest fall has been in jihadi terrorist activities, which dropped from 126 in 2022 to just 15 in 2023. Violence linked to North-East insurgents also came down to 10 cases, from 26 in 2022, according to the NCRB 2023 report. While the civilian casualties have decreased, the number of police and army personnel killed has risen. The report also noted a steep increase in arms and ammunition looted by the extremists.

The report said that incidents of insurgency int he North-East reduced by over 61% compared to 2022, and

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