Says only 18 active now
Web Story Desk
Srinagar : Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Saturday claimed that this is the first time that the total number of local militants has come down to 18 across Kashmir.
He also said that it is for the first time in history of Kashmir that the number of local active militants has reduced to two digits.
While quoting ADGP Kashmir, The Kashmir Police Zone tweeted as per The Web Story, this year, 100 fresh recruitments into militant ranks were reported showing a decline of 37% compared to last year. Maximum (74) joined LeT. Out of total recruitment, 65 militants neutralized in encounters, 17 militants arrested and 18 militants are still active.
In another tweet, ADGP said the life span of newly recruited militants declined drastically. Out of 65 newly recruited militants killed this year, 58 (89%) were neutralized within the first month of their joining.
He said during the year 2022, a total of 93 successful encounters took place in Kashmir in which 172 terrorists including 42 foreign terrorists were neutralized. Maximum militants neutralized from LeT/TRF(108) outfits followed by JeM (35), HM (22), Al-Badr (4) and AGuH(3) outfits.
