Kashmir has seen a big dip in number of terrorists, incidents of radicalisation
New Delhi, July 22: There are around 270 terrorists, who are still active in the Kashmir Valley. This year, 57 youth went missing and joined terrorist groups according to data available with the Jammu and Kashmir police.
State police chief Dilbag Singh told reporters that of the 57 who joined terror groups, 23 were killed, while 16 returned home.
Singh also said that the number of active terrorists were lesser this year, when compared to the previous year, when 300 were active. The numbers are on the decline because of less infiltration and a low recruitment drive, he also said.
How many terrorists were killed this year in J&K?
Singh also said that the other positive was that the number of civilian killings had come down. It has come down by at least 80 per cent, he said.
On
the
radicalisation
front,
he
said
that
the
same
had
come
down,
but
not
ended
completely.
He
said
that
the
the
overground
workers,
who
are
present
in
large
number
become
terrorists
only
when
the
element
of
radicalisation
increases.
Singh,
however
added
that
they
wanted
them
to
return
to
the
mainstream.
If
any
had
become
an
overground
worker,
then
he
take
himself
out
of
the
line,
the
police
chief
also
added.
According
to
the
State
Crime
Records
Bureau,
the
number
of
overground
workers
in
2018
was
2,430,
while
the
number
of
active
terrorists
stood
at
257.