Relative decline in trend of youth joining militancy in Kashmir: Army

November 16, 2018 19:57

The Army's northern command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Friday said there is a relative decline in the number of youths joining militancy in Kashmir for the past some time.

However, he said there have been a large number of reports of radicalisation of youths in the Valley.

"As far as recruitment is concerned, it is a matter of satisfaction that for the past some time there has been a relative decline in the number of youths joining militancy," Singh told reporters here.

He did not specify the time period.

The trend should continue for some time, he said, replying to a question posed by PTI about the current trend of youths joining militancy.

"There have been a large number of reports of radicalisation of youths," he added.

Singh said the Army's Goodwill Schools were helping check the radicalisation.

There have been no reports of any student of these schools being radicalised, he added.

The Goodwill Schools are a part of the Army's civil action programme 'Operation Sadhbhavana' to connect with the local population.

Responding to a question about increasing incidents of militancy in Jammu region, Singh said there have been some reports of terrorist activities south of Pir Panchal but they are isolated incidents.

The Army has taken stock of the situation. In most of the cases there are ample leads to follow and arrest terrorist movements in south of Pir Panchal, he added. -- PTI

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