2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
| 2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown | |
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| Part of the Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmir conflict | |
Map of India with Jammu and Kashmir, administered as a union territory, highlighted in red | |
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| Location | 34°02′00″N 74°40′00″E / 34.0333°N 74.6667°E |
| Caused by | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, Revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status |
| Methods | Curfew, communications and media blackout, increased military presence, Barring court cases against the autonomy revocation |
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| Casualties and losses | |
| Death(s) | ~69 (including security forces, civilians, militants) |
| Arrested | ~3,800–4,000 (including 200 politicians, 100 separatist leaders) |
| Charged | 3,000 civilian were listed as stone pelters, 150 people were accused of alleged association with militant groups involved in the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
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The 2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown was a lockdown and communications blackout imposed throughout Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019. The lockdown lasted until February 2021, with the goal of preemptively curbing unrest, violence and protests. Thousands of civilians, mostly young men, were detained in the crackdown. The Indian government said that the tough lockdown measures and substantially increased deployment of security forces had been aimed at curbing terrorism. The government did not want a repeat of the death and injuries seen during the 2016–2017 Kashmir unrest.
The revocation and subsequent lockdown drew condemnation from several countries, especially Pakistan, which lodged protests with India.
On 5 February 2021, Jammu and Kashmir's Principal Secretary of Power and Information announced that 4G internet services would be restored in the entire union territory. Subsequently, the ban of 4G and 3G services ended, with a brief restoration of the lockdown in September 2021.