Summary:
Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested seven JeM militant associates and prevented six youth from joining militancy in south Kashmir's Awantipora. As per the police statement the arrested youth “were planning to join militant ranks” and “were motivated and indoctrinated by the militant associates and militanta to join the militant ranks”. The said youth “developed contact with the active militants in the said area for joining militancy by means of the militant associates arrested by police” police said. The arrested militant associates were in touch with Pakistan based self style commanders through different social media platforms. A Case FIR number 51/2021 stands registered in Police Station Tral under relevant sections of law added police..