NEW DELHI: The union government proposes to unveil a national amnesty policy for former militants, be they from Kashmir or the northeast, with better coordination among security agencies, officials said Monday.
The move has assumed further import after the arrest of a former militant last week who claims to have come to India from Pakistan-Administered Kashmir to surrender but police say he was plotting an attack in New Delhi.
“The rehabilitation package (for former militants) has been working well. We need to look at it at a larger level along with state governments,” a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
“We need to learn from our own experiences. This case (the arrest of an ex-militant) shows we need better coordination (among police and security forces). In the next few months we will work on that,” the official said.
“So we will be reviewing and improving upon the rehab policy.”
(IANS)
