Summary:
During the phone call, Mir informs his mother that the Superintendent of Police had asked him and four other militants trapped in a house to surrender. In a firm voice, she tells her son, "You have chosen the path of God and you have taken up arms for God. J&K police always offers local militants a chance to surrender and in most operations, seek the help of families to persuade their sons to yield. A resident of Okey in Kulgam, Mir was involved in the killing of policeman Fayaz Ahmad on Eid ul Azha last month. "SP has been trying to persuade us to surrender, but we won't," Zahid is heard telling his mother.Unlike other Kashmiri parents who generally ask their militant children to surrender and return home, Zahid's mother encourages him to embrace "martyrdom"..