Police, Army’s call to 80 families of militant recruits
The Hindu
They ask the families ‘to play a role in safe return of armed youths’
Top Army and police officers on Tuesday held a conversation-cum-counselling session with around 80 families of militant recruits in south Kashmir in a bid to initiate their safe return to the mainstream. “We have been providing opportunities to surrender during live encounters [to trapped militants] since the last year. These families whom we met on Tuesday were asked to convince their children [newly-recruited terrorists] to return to mainstream. We made an earnest appeal to them,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar told The Hindu. Mr. Kumar and Army’s General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lt. Gen. Devendra Pratap Pandey, interacted with the family members in the volatile Shopian district and exhorted them “to shun the path of violence”. The Army promised to “offer all assistance if the youths intend to lay their arms”.More Related News
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