Army Weans Away 60 Youth From Terror Groups Via Operation Maa

The Indian Army has weaned away nearly 60 local youth of Jammu and Kashmir, who had been recruited by Pakistan-backed terror outfits, through a targeted program undertaken over the past eight months, sources said here on Monday.
The program — ‘Operation Maa’ — was launched by Chinar Corps (15 Corps) of the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir in February this year, soon after Lieutenant General K.J.S. Dhillon was appointed its commander.
“The basic objective behind the program is to ensure that youth indoctrinated into militancy by Pakistan-backed terror groups are brought back into the fold of mainstream society. The program has been designed to help rehabilitate only the local youth of the Valley who have chosen the path of militancy,” a senior Army officer told IANS.

As per Army sources, as many as 50 youths have already been rehabilitated after being weaned away from militant groups. The process to rehabilitate 10 more youth is further underway.

Explaining the modus operandi of the program, the Army officer told IANS that local youth recruited by terror groups were contacted through their ‘mothers’.

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