Srinagar: The intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has asked the state police chief to take steps to prevent “massive and multiple” funerals of militants in the Valley, Indian Express reported.
According The Indian Express a confidential report sent by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to Director General of Police S P Vaid, reads: “The funerals of killed militants have become a fertile ground for recruiters”.
“(The) massive gatherings that are being witnessed in funerals of killed local militants post-2016 unrest is a serious concern which has to be addressed…. These gatherings romanticise and glamourise the militants and give boost to militancy,” report says quoting police’s confidential communiqué.
“It has been noticed that soon after burial of killed local militant(s), one or two local boys, who have participated in their funerals, join militancy. By giving regular appearance at funerals to give gun salutes, or to put forth their point of view/ideology, active militants have been successful in glamourising subversive activities. The massive turnout at funerals of killed terrorists is an indicator of the radicalisation level,” Indian Express reported.
