Srinagar, Mar 30 (KNS): Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar on Wednesday said that the number of active militants in the valley has come down and is currently under 200 for the first time.
Talking to media persons here, IGP said that iy is an open thing that militant numbers have come down and for the first time it has reduced below 200.
He said that they will bring it further down, while some people had guessed that numbers will rise but there is nothing like that.
IGP also said that people have been cooperating with the police and other security agencies and in fact family members on their own inform them that their kin have got active or are missing, which has helped them in bringing some youth back.
He also appealed to the parents to keep a watch on their wards and prevent them from joining militant ranks. (KNS)