<div><div>A teenaged Kashmiri boy, who had joined militancy just a week back, is back home, state police said today without sharing details.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Tufail Mir (19), a student of Degree College Bemina, went missing from his home a week ago and had reportedly joined militancy.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>"He is at his home, with his people," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, central Kashmir range, Ghulam Hassan Bhat, told reporters here when asked about his status.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>He, however, did not share any details about whether Mir was arrested or he had surrendered.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>When asked, Bhat said, "Why should we tell you whether it was arrest or surrender?"</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>In the recent months, a number of locals have joined militant ranks, particularly Hizbul Mujahideen outfit.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>Tufail, a resident of Parimpora area on the outskirts of Srinagar, was believed to be the fifth youth from Srinagar to have joined militancy in the last one year.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>After his disappearance, his family had sought public help in tracing him. Later, his picture in a camaouflage T- shirt and holding an AK rifle surfaced on the social media.</div></div>
<div><div>A teenaged Kashmiri boy, who had joined militancy just a week back, is back home, state police said today without sharing details.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Tufail Mir (19), a student of Degree College Bemina, went missing from his home a week ago and had reportedly joined militancy.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>"He is at his home, with his people," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, central Kashmir range, Ghulam Hassan Bhat, told reporters here when asked about his status.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>He, however, did not share any details about whether Mir was arrested or he had surrendered.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>When asked, Bhat said, "Why should we tell you whether it was arrest or surrender?"</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>In the recent months, a number of locals have joined militant ranks, particularly Hizbul Mujahideen outfit.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>Tufail, a resident of Parimpora area on the outskirts of Srinagar, was believed to be the fifth youth from Srinagar to have joined militancy in the last one year.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>After his disappearance, his family had sought public help in tracing him. Later, his picture in a camaouflage T- shirt and holding an AK rifle surfaced on the social media.</div></div>