November 01
Amid these growing encounters two more youth from Kashmir have joined the Militant ranks, Though the Indian Security Agencies have been constantly asking the local Kashmiri youth to give up arms and asking people to keep their wards away from militancy.
Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Mehraj u Din Khan son of Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, a resident of New Colony area in Sopore of North Kashmir’s Baramulla District has joined Militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba.
Locals from Sopore said that Mehraj had went missing the last month and since then there was no trace of his despite his family making constant attempts to locate his, today His photograph with a gun has appeared over the social networking.
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Meanwhile another youth who has posed with a gun has been identified as Mudasir Ahmed Bhat who is railway employee.
Son of Abdul Rahid Bhat, Mudasir is a resident of Aribal in Kakpora area of Pulwama District and has joined the Militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba.
Locals from Keegam Pulwama told The Kashmiriyat that Junaid had been missing since the past few days.
The Militant recruitment in the first 10 months of 2018 has already crossed 167 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.
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