Militants ‘returned home’, not surrendered: DGP Vaid

JAMMU: Days after two young men from the Valley, who had joined militant ranks, eschewed the path of violence on the appeal of their parents, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police S P Vaid on Tuesday said their return was "neither surrender nor arrest".
"The youth had returned to their homes on the appeal of their mothers. This is neither surrender nor arrest," he told reporters on the sidelines of an event.
On Friday, 20-year-old Arshid Majid Khan, a college student and footballer, had walked into an Army camp and surrendered his arms and ammunition after videos of his mother Ayesha and his father appealing to him to return home started circulating on social media.
Yesterday, an unnamed youth, who had joined militants, shunned the path of violence and returned home in south Kashmir following an appeal by his parents.
To a question on the development, the police chief said, "We would like other mothers to appeal to their sons to leave the path of destruction and join the mainstream."