Srinagar: Police in Awantipora area of Pulwama district on Saturday claimed to have prevented three youth from joining militant outfits.
A police spokesman in a statement issued here today said that Awantipora Police received information that some youth of Tral area, “who had been influenced and motivated by a false narrative”, were about to join the militant ranks.
Acting swiftly, Awantipora Police along with security forces prevented these youth from joining militant ranks, he said.
They have been identified as Illyas Amin Wani, Abrar Ahmad Reshi both residents of Mandoora Tral and Ubaid Ahmad Shah resident of Shaldraman Tral.
The youth were taken to PS Tral where they were properly counselled in presence of their family members and after which they were handed over to their respective parents.
