Srinagar: 20-yr-old footballer turned Lashker Militant Majid Khan of Anantnag laid down his arms and surrendered before security forces in South Kashmir, family sources told INS.
According to INS, Majid Ahmed Khan resident of Sadiqabad Anantnag has surrendered before CO of 1st RR Sector in Khanabal area of Anantmag in South Kashmir.
IGP Kashmir on Thursday appealed to footballer-turned-militant Majid Irshad Khan and other locals militants to surrender and once again join the mainstream.
He said that militants, even during encounters, can come forward and surrender.
“We have time and again appealed to local militants to surrender. We will help them to rehabilitate and join mainstream. It is our sincere endeavor to ensure that these misguided youth shun violence and join their families” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muneer Khan, flanked by senior Army and CRPF officers, told a press conference.
(INS)
