2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown

2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown
Part of the Insurgency in Kashmir; and Kashmir conflict
	; Map of India with Jammu and Kashmir, administered as a union territory, highlighted in red
Date	5 August 2019 – 5 February 2021 (1 year, 6 months and 1 day); 2 September 2021 - 4 September 2021 (2 days) (Preventative security lockdown due to the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani);
Location	Jammu and Kashmir, India; 34.0333°N 74.6667°E
Caused by	Insurgency in 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
Status	Initial lockdown ended on 5 February 2021, Syed Geelani lockdown ended on 4 September 2021 (7 September 2021 for Srinagar and Budgam); All communications services restored (On an average Internet services are suspended in South Kashmir districts once a week for militancy related precautionary measures); Extra security forces withdrawn; Resumption of tourist and economic activity;
Casualties and losses
Death(s)	~69 (including security forces, civilian, 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 involving Kashmir conflict

The 2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown was a preventive security lockdown and communications blackout that had been imposed throughout the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of Article 370 (August 2019) which lasted until February 2021, with the goal of preemptively curbing unrest, violence and protests. Most separatist leaders had and have been detained in the crackdown. The Indian government had stated 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 had lodged protests with India on multiple occasions.

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.

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