A boy, who joined militancy in Kashmir, has returned home today following an appeal by his mother, a senior police official said.<\/p>\n
“Another young boy responding to the appeals of crying mother returned to the fold of family leaving path of violence in the valley,” DGP S P Vaid said in a tweet today.<\/p>\n
The DGP also wished a happy reunion to the family in his tweet.<\/p>\n
“I wish the family happy re-union”, he said.<\/p>\n
However, the details of the surrendered boy have been kept secret in order to ensure his security.<\/p>\n
More than a dozen militants have laid down their arms in Kashmir since last year when police had announced that they will accept offer to surrender of local militants even during ongoing encounters.<\/p>\n
Notably, last month, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in a written reply to a question of BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa in the Legislative Council, said that four misguided youths shunned the path of violence and returned to the mainstream.<\/p>\n
“Efforts are being made to counsel the families of militants to convince their wards to give up violence”, she said.<\/p>\n
The chief minister said her government had taken a number of states to contain radicalisation and extremism, and undertaken youth engagement activities, such as cricket tournaments.<\/p>\n
Mufti said youth clubs had been set up at the police station level to train them in information technology and indoor games.<\/p>\n
Also, she mentioned about the surveillance on social media, which she said had been enhanced as the Internet plays a major role in radicalisation of the youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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