Young, Educated, Radical: Why Are Kashmir's School Toppers Becoming Militants?

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  • Published On: June 21, 2016
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On The Buck Stops Here, a special report from south Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir police last year released a census which said that for the first time in 10 years, local militants had outnumbered foreign ones. Young, educated, tech-savvy and from economically well households - that's the profile of the new-age militant in the Valley. Why are Kashmir's school toppers picking up the gun? We try and find out.

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