Militants funerals & Social media are fertile recruiting grounds for terrorists in Kashmir

Yawar Hussain Wagay, a teenager newly recruited by the Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed in an encounter with Kashmir security forces on Thursday. He had been a militant for around a fortnight. His family knew that he was going to join the militants — he’d told a cousin — he’d been in touch with militants. One day, he went for evening prayers and never returned. Yawar had been booked for stone-pelting and would frequent the funerals of militants, where he was recruited. After that he made his choice: The gun. Militants…

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