TCN News with inputs from IANS
Srinagar: Ahtisham Bilal, a youth in Jammu and Kashmir who had joined militant ranks in October was arrested by the police in Srinagar on Sunday.
Bilal a first-year graduate student at Sharda University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh was assaulted by other students in the month of OCtober whereupon he had, out of frustration, joined a militant group.
A month ago,TwoCircles.net had covered the issue and spoken to the family of Bilal who alleged that it was the Assault in Sharda University led our son to join militancy.
Family sources said Ahtisham Bilal was arrested by police from his home in Khanyar area of Srinagar.
Later, the police said the youth had been reunited with his family after he agreed to give up militancy due to persuasion by the family and police.
He was said to have joined a militant group called ISJK which is reportedly the Kashmir wing of the Islamic State.