Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police’s intelligence wing has asked the state police to put an end to the funerals of militants in the state.
“(The) massive gatherings that are being witnessed in funerals of killed local militants post-2016 unrest is a serious concern which has to be addressed…. These gatherings romanticise and glamourise the terrorists and give boost to militancy,” The Indian Express quoted a report sent by IGP, CID, to DGP SP Vaid as saying.
The report also said that one or two local boys in the Valley join militancy after participating in the funerals of militants.
According to the report published in The Indian Express, citing many examples of young men who have joined militant ranks after attending the funeral of a slain militant, the report says that militants have been successful in glamourising militancy by appearing at such funerals and offering gun salute.
“The funerals of killed militants have become a fertile ground for recruiters,” reads a confidential report sent by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to Director General of Police S P Vaid.
The report states, “(The) massive gatherings that are being witnessed in funerals of killed local militants post-2016 unrest is a serious concern which has to be addressed…. These gatherings romanticise and glamourise the militants and give boost to militancy.”
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