J-K police hold counselling session for delinquent youth in Anantnag

The Jammu and Kashmir police held counselling-cum-interaction session with as many as 14 misguided youth to prevent them from falling prey to pro-terrorism and anti-national propaganda. The youth were counselled and handed over to their parents at the district police office in Anantnag.

Anantnag: The police in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district held a counselling-cum-interaction session with 14 delinquent young people to prevent them from joining terror groups. An investigation found that 14 people in the age group of 18 to 22 were in constant touch with various local terrorists over social media and were being lured to join their ranks.

"Police held counselling-cum-interaction session in an effort to bring misguided youth back into the mainstream. The youth were counselled and handed over to their parents at the district police office in Anantnag, the police said.

During the session, Senior Superintendent of Police, Anantnag, Imtiyaz Hussain advised the parents to take proper care of their wards and keep a watch on their activities, actions and behaviour. He also said that parents should come forward and report any such activity of their wards so that they can be counselled by experts in time. "Youth are the greatest asset for the society and we need to ensure that they are engaged in constructive works to contribute in the development of the state as well as the country," he added.