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| Thousands of Kashmiris are still in PoK camps, says HM ultra | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: Mohammad Ashraf, a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant-cum-trainer, who was Monday held by army from near the fencing at Sawjian in Poonch along with his wife Asima, today said thousands of misguided Kashmiri youth were receiving training in different militant training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Ashraf (24) and Asima (22) were today produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Poonch, who sent them to seven days police custody. In a Poonch police station, Ashraf, who hails from Budgam in Kashmir, told reporters that thousands of misguided Kashmiri youth, who were receiving training in militant training camps in PoK,
wanted to return homes and lead a peaceful life. They were, however, scared of Pak army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), he added.
In reply to a query, he said neither he nor other Kashmiri militants in PoK camps had any knowledge of the state government's proposed Rehabilitation Policy for them.
He said he had crossed over to PoK along with 25 other Kashmiri youth somewhere from Poonch in 1999 when he was 13. He confessed to have received training at a militant training camp in Kacharban, PoK.
Ashraf said he had also trained several militants in the Kacharban camp. Asima, who hails from Khacharban, PoK, had decided to travel with him to India. Both had married after a love affair. SSP, Poonch, Manmohan Singh said the arrested militant was not aware of the government's proposed Rehabilitation Policy. He said Ashraf and Asima, who had spent 10 days in the forests before their arrest yesterday, were examined at the Poonch district hospital and found medically fit.
Asima told reporters that she knew about her husband's involvement in militancy. "I have decided to spend life with him," she added. Both of them were apprehended by troops of 40 Rashtriya Rifles from near the fencing close to their Nallah Ban Post at Sawjian in Mandi sub-sector of Poonch Monday afternoon.
During his preliminary questioning, Ashraf told police that he had escaped from Kacharban militant training camp about 10 days back. His sustained interrogation was on.
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