71 % Of New Age Militants Are Hanfi, 23 % Jamaat e Islami, 2 % are Salafis, Claims Report
June 10
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has conducted an intensive study of 156 local youth who joined militancy from 2010-2016. The 74 Page report as accessed by The Indian Express is based on the interviews of the families, friends, relatives and the affiliates of the militants.
The report also negates the radicalization factor and says most (71%) of the new age militants come from Hanafiya families against 3 per cent of Salafi families and 23% from Jama’at e Islami families.
Some of the Highlights of the report are:
32 percent of youths who joined militancy had passed Class X.
19 per cent undergraduates and graduates while 7 per cent were post-graduates constitute.
56 per cent had studied in government schools, 34 per cent had studied in both government and private school...