Police on Saturday claimed to have stopped two youth from joining militant ranks in Ganderbal district.
A police spokesman in a statement said that thd duo hailing from Wussan area of Ganderbal had left their homes to join militancy.
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They were traced to a location in Srinagar from where they were brought back and given proper counseling with the help of a psychiatrist and other experts, before being handed over to parents with the advice that their day to day activities should be monitored.
Police said that militant operatives from across the border were “preying gullible Kashmiri youth” on various social media platforms and enticing them to joining militancy which needs to be curbed.