After the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India has seen a 60 per cent decrease in terror incidents, reports News18 on June 21. In 2018, J&K witnessed 614 terror incidents. However, the number came down to 244 incidents in 2020, a drop of 60.26 per cent, as per data from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). According to UMHA data, the Kashmir valley saw 65 terrorists infiltrating in 2014, which reduced to 36 in 2015, but then significantly increased to 119 in 2016, 136 in 2017, 143 in 2018 and 133 in 2019. With the strong anti-infiltration grid in place, 2020 witnessed infiltration bids reduced to lower than 100 with around 30 terrorists sneaking into India, and, as per official figures, all infiltration bids in the last three months were successfully foiled. The Kashmir valley used to witness around 1,500 stone pelting incidents every year that drastically came down to 327 incidents in 2020.