By NewsGram Staff Writer

J&K : According to a national daily, there have been 333 cases of 'torture, sexual violence, extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances' in Jammu and Kashmir over the last 25 years.

'Structures of Violence: The Indian State in Jammu and Kashmir', a report produced on the basis of RTIs and testimonies of witnesses, claim that 972 perpetrators or 'agents of violence' were responsible for these crimes.

Of these 972 offenders, 464 are army and police personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, 161 paramilitary persons and 189 government gunmen. The list of 'agents of violence' also include the names of a Major General, 7 Brigadiers, 31 Colonels, 4 Lt. Colonels, 115 Majors 40 captains and 54 senior officials of the paramilitary forces are named.

"The estimated strength of the forces in Jammu and Kashmir may be placed at 6,56,638. If the number of companies per army battalion are presumed at 10, the estimated strength of the total forces in J&K may be placed at 7,50,981", the report reads.

The report which analyses "institutionalized impunity and violence" in Jammu and Kashmir will be released in Srinagar today.

An advance copy of the report was shared with The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy.

Jammu & Kashmir has been under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) since September 1990 which gives special power to the Indian Armed Forces in the state.