Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Monday advocated for the need of deradicalisation centres in Kashmir and said that it will "definitely help those who have gone astray".
"If any such facility (deradicalisation centres) comes up in Kashmir that will be a good sign, it should happen. It'll definitely help people, especially those who have gone astray," Singh said in a press conference here.
He said that such developments should be welcomed by everyone.
"If some sensible kind of arrangement is made, where good people from the civil society and experts who deal with the subject and relevant aspects of religion and other things are put together, I think that will be a good development. That kind of thing should be welcomed," Singh said.
Last week, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has pitched to start programs aimed at counter-radicalisation of youth.
Earlier today, Jammu and Kashmir Police neutralized three dreaded terrorists, including a top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Singh said that Hizbul Mujahideen is on the verge of being completely wiped out in South Kashmir.
"Today in Shopian we neutralized 3 terrorists. One of them, their commander Wasim Ahmed Wani was active since 2017 and was on a top position in Hizbul Mujahideen. He had 19 FIRs against him and was also involved in the killing of 4 civilians and 4 cops," he said.
"The second was Adil Sheikh and the third is being identified as Jahangir," he added.
He further said that the Bangladesh visits of DSP Davinder Singh, who was arrested with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists a few days back, is being investigated. "It has come to our knowledge that his (Davinder's) daughters studied in Bangladesh. It is being investigated if his visits were only restricted to that angle," Singh said at a press conference here.
He, however, further added that it would not be appropriate for him to comment on a case that has been transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
"That case has been transferred to NIA, it will not be right for me to make a comment on it. Some findings have come out, they are before NIA. His custody is being given to the investigating agency. It is being investigated in the right direction," said Singh.
The NIA has registered a case and begun investigations in connection with the arrest of Davinder Singh after it was instructed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on January 16.
