25,000 youth apply to serve as SPOs in Kashmir
Around 25,000 youths from across the 10 districts in Kashmir Valley have applied to serve as Special Police Officers (SPOs), despite the ongoing unrest which has claimed 82 lives, police officials said. This comes after the Centre approved the recruitment of 10,000 additional SPOs to strengthen J&K state police. Notably, Hizbul Mujahideen had earlier warned youths against joining the police.