Jammu Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has said that Militants preferring to surrender during encounters with state forces is a welcome development.
He also appealed the youngsters, to return to the mainstream and leave the path of violence.
The DGP was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at Zewan on the city outskirts on the occasion of the “National Unity Day” that marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
“Militants surrendering in the last few encounters is a welcome development. The youngesters are accepting the offers of police and state forces to surrender even during a live action when bullets are being fired, so it is a welcome development,” he said.
The DGP said “all those who picked up arms should return to the mainstream, assuring them of supportg in every way.”
“We will support them in every way and continue to organise such activities,” he added.
Asked about the progress in the probe into the killing of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, Singh said the investigation is going on in the right direction.