The Kashmir Police has once again warned the youths that they should stay away from the sites where the encounter between the security forces and terrorists take place. According to police, this is just like attempting a suicide because the stone pelters come to the scene without any protection.
In the encounter, even security forces and police take the cover of a bulletproof vehicle or a house. "Youths coming to the encounter sites are committing suicide," Director General of Police S P Vaid told reporters here.
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"A bullet does not know whom it will hit. My appeal to all the young boys is that they should remain in their homes and not come to encounter sites. The youth must understand that they are being used by people for their short-term political gains," he said.
The DGP said the inimical elements were misusing social media to instigate the youths to hurl stones at security forces to help militants flee.
"I would say this is misuse of social media by elements inimical to peace in the valley and to our country.
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"The moment an encounter starts, they activate around 300 WhatsApp groups, each having more than 250 members, and other social networking websites like Facebook, instigating young boys to reach the encounter site and throw stones so that the terrorists escape from the spot," he said.
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The DGP urged the people to think about the families of those who lost their lives during the incidents of stone- pelting recently.
"Think of the mother, father, sister or brother of those who died two days ago. People will forget those who died after 10 days. Their family suffer the most. We all would be doing our jobs," he said.