40 foreign militants killed this year, all outfits facing leadership crisis: JK DGP Dilbagh Singh
JK Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that police had specially focussed on wiping out foreign militants in Kashmir this year and 40 of them were killed with the result local militant recruitment also dropped significantly.
“This year, our special focus was to eliminate foreign militants of various outfits operating in the Valley. They were instrumental in provoking and luring our youth into militancy,” the DGP told reporters on the side-lines of Kashmir Marathaon-2022 organised by the JK police in Srinagar, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
He said that this year 40 foreign militants were killed in various operations while a few are still at large. “Those active are on the radar of police and security forces. They will also be killed soon,” he...