Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Saturday that militants are preferring to surrender during encounters with security forces and this is a welcome change.
Singh appealed to the youth who had taken up arms, to leave the path of violence and return to the mainstream. DGP speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event organized on the outskirts of the city on the occasion of National Unity Day.
“Surrendering militants is a welcome change in the last few encounters,” he said. During the encounter, the stray youth are accepting offers from the police and security forces to surrender even when the bullets are on.
The DGP said that those who have taken up arms in their hands, leave the path of violence and return to the mainstream. The official said that such people will be supported in every way. He said, we want the youth who have been deceived and sent on the wrong path, they should return. There is still time, they can come back and we will help them in every way.
The Union Territory Police Chief said that he was happy to see that Kashmiris are participating in positive activities like youth sports. Regarding the progress in the investigation of the murder of three BJP workers in Kulgam in South Kashmir on Thursday, Singh said that the investigation is moving in the right direction.
The DGP said, the militants who carried out the attack have been identified and further action is being taken. (PTK)