262 ex-militants returned to JK via Nepal: GoI

New Delhi, April 23: At least 262 ex-militants have returned to India via Nepal border since 2010, the Lok Sabha was informed today. “As per rehabilitation policy notified by the J&K government in 2010, Joint Check Post at Wagah (Attari), Salamabad, Chakan-da Bagh crossing on the LoC besides, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi have been designated as routes for ex-militants of J and K who had crossed over to PaK/Pakistan but have given up militant activities due to change of heart and are willing to return to the state. However, no ex-militant has been able to access these routes for return so far,” Minister of State for Home R P N Singh said in a written reply.