5 Kashmiri youths give up arms, return to families

Members of a militant outfit returned to their families and gave up their arms in Kulgam on Saturday. They surrendered before the police and wish to lead a normal life.

Srinagar: Five Kashmiri youths gave up arms and returned to their families on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said.

They surrendered before the police on Saturday morning.

"The youths had joined different militant outfits and it was because of the efforts of their families and the police that they returned to lead a normal life," an officer said.

Their identities have not been disclosed for security reasons.

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