September 03
Amid growing Anti Militancy Operations and encounters, two more youth from South Kashmir district of Shopian have joined the Militant ranks.
Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Amir Ahmed Bhat son of Abdul Aziz Bhat, a resident of Chidipora area in Chitragam Shopian District has joined Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen.
The photo of this under graduate youth with a gun has gone viral over the social networking.
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Meanwhile another youth who has posed with a gun has been identified as Umar Dhobi who was a B.A Student.
Son of Ghulam Mohuddin Dhobi, is a resident of Pinjoora area of Shopian District and has joined the Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen
Locals from Pinjoora told The Kashmiriyat that Umar had been missing since the past few days.
The Militant recruitment in the first nine months of 2018 has already crossed 140 and there seems to be no halt to it even though Indian Security Forces are concerned and trying to woo away youth from joining Militancy.
2018 is so far the year of highest Militant recruitment in the recent past, the recruitment has picked pace after the three encounters that were held on 01 April this year.