Srinagar, May 31 : A youth from Shopian district of kashmir has announced on social media about his joining the militant ranks and to be part of Al-Badr outfit.
Aijaz Ahmad Paul son of Abdul Rashid Paul, hailing from Losedanew village in Imamsahab has reportedly joined militancy. His picture with a weapon has gone viral on social media. His code name as per the picture is Salauhdin Bhai. the said person was a student of B.Sc. and was reported to be missing was missing since May 30.
According to sources, this is the first picture of any youth wielding a gun and announcing his joining the outfit Al-Badr, since the trend has been of youth announcing their joining militancy mostly with Hizb, LeT and Jaish outfits.
However, sources said that the lesser-known militant outfit Al-Badr was active in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in past.
A police officer said that police did receive information about the youth have gone missing.
However, the officer said, that the family has not so far approached the concerned police station with the missing report.
Regarding his picture going viral on social media, the officer said: “We are ascertaining the authenticity of the picture and are investigating it from all angles and it would be premature to conclude that the youth has joined the militant ranks,” the official said.
