SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked police personnel to ensure the surrender of more militants and desist from retaliatory action against their families. "When you get an opportunity where a local militant is ready, before or during an encounter, to surrender... I will give you double the reward for bringing him back alive," Mehbooba said. "The chief minister also asked police to be different from militants and refrain from taking retaliatory action. She expressed regret that mobs in many parts of the Valley were taking law into their own hands and beating people.

Source: Times of India October 25, 2017 16:30 UTC