Srinagar 01Sep: Kashmir police on Wednesday refuted rumours rife on social media that suggest more than 60 youth have gone from different parts of the Kashmir valley amid the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Refuting these reports that are running on certain social media platforms, the Kashmir Zone police said that these reports qualify as “fake news”Some social media platforms are running that 60 youth have gone missing from different parts of the Kashmir valley amid the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan,” the Kashmir police twitted on Wednesday, quoting the inspector-general of police (IGP) of Kashmir. “This is totally fake news”Media reports in recent days not only claimed that local boys have gone missing amid Taliban takeover of Kabul, but also that several militant groups have infiltrated the valley from Pakistan, raising the level of violence on the ground. (CNS)
