KNZ NEWS DESK
As many as 87 local youths have joined militancy in Jammu and Kashmir so far this year, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today.
He said after imposition of Governor’s rule in the state on June 20, 12 youths were reported to have disappeared and later joined militancy.
“Eighty-seven youths have joined militancy in 2018 (till July 20) in the four districts of South Kashmir – Anantnag (14), Pulwama (35), Shopian (23), Kulgam (15),” he said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
The union minister of state for home said the government regularly reviews the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. PTI
