Surrender, will receive you with open arms: Security forces to militants

Mangalore Today News Network

Srinagar, Sep 11 2017 : Jammu and Kashmir police, army and paramilitary CRPF on Monday appealed the youth who have joined militancy to shun violence and join mainstream for ‘safe, secure and bright future’.

 

Addressing a joint press conference, Inspector General Police (IGP) Kashmir Muneer Khan, GoC Victor Force Maj Gen BS Raju and IG CRPF (ops) Zulfikar Hassan assured militants of rehabilitation and safe passage if they surrender. “We will receive you with open arms,” Khan said.

The appeal for surrender was made after one Lashkar-e-Toiba militant surrendered before police at Shopian during an encounter that left two militants dead. The surrendered militant Adil Dar was presented before the media persons in Srinagar during the press conference.

“We could have killed him. He was firing at us and also lobbed grenade but somehow he lost balance and stopped. But we gave him a chance and we preferred he should join his parents again,” Khan while referring to Dar said. “Why we opted to catch him alive, with a very clear message to others who have been lured into all this that if they come, we will receive them with open arms."

Maj Gen Raju said that they were very happy at the surrender of Dar and urged other militants to tread the same path. He appealed parents and relatives of the militants to get back their wards and stop others from joining the militancy. “It leads to death, destruction and miseries,” he said and vowed to carry on operations against the militancy in south Kashmir.

The CRPF IG also made a similar appeal to militants and assured them of safe passage. “We want to assure every citizen of Kashmir that if anyone wants to surrender, safe passage is assured, rehabilitation is assured,” he said.


courtesy:DHNS