J&K Police apprehends three youth trying to cross LoC

Srinagar: In the Kashmir Valley, Kupwara Police has apprehended three youth who were in pursuit of crossing over to the Line of Control to PoK for arms training to join terrorism back in Kashmir.

Following specific information, police apprehended the trio, all in their teenage from a hideout in Kupwara. The police sources said that the three youth had established a contact with a terrorist commander posing himself as Tayab Farroqi operating from Pakistan and were on their way to cross the LoC via Kupwara to meet him and take illegal training in handling of arms and ammunition.

On questioning, Police found that these youth from South Kashmir have been radicalised by terrorist Tayab Farooqi operating from Pakistan through social media platforms.

Assessing the circumstances and tender age of these young boys who were radicalised to join the path of violence, Jammu and Kashmir Police in its



endeavour to ensure peace and stability in Kashmir decided to counsel them to give them a chance to reform into responsible and peace abiding citizens. The parents of the youths were called and after threadbare discussion and counselling, the teenagers were handed over to them.

Expressing gratitude, the parents of the youth thanked Jammu and Kashmir Police for preventing their wards from joining the path of death and destruction and giving a chance to them to live a free and peaceful life. The Police has also appealed to the parents of the young people to monitor their activities to prevent them from falling prey to the Pakistani agenda of destabilising peace in Jammu and Kashmir. 

They also appealed to youth not to get misguided by the propaganda of the terrorists and should choose the path of peace and prosperity instead of destruction and violence.