Number Of Youths Joining Militancy In Kashmir Has Gone Down Since 5 August theprint.in

The number of youths joining the ranks of militancy in Kashmir has gone down “remarkably” since the nullification of provisions of Article 370 in August last year, officials have said. According to a report prepared by security agencies, on an average five local youths have joined militancy every month since August 5 last year, as compared to the earlier rate of 14 per month. The report, comparing militancy-related developments before and after August 5, stated that large gatherings at funerals of militants, which were fertile grounds for recruitment of youths into militancy, have become a thing of the past as now only a handful of close relatives are seen at burial grounds.