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“Young lives are getting lost. Extremists elements cannot be allowed to exploit the situation,” he said

The problem with such gatherings, a South Kashmir-based field commander of a central security force added, is that they get amplified; videos from the gatherings become viral on social media platforms, added this person who asked not to be identified.

In one such video, he said, the mother of a dead militant is seen firing an assault rifle with the help of her son’s associates.

“Firing by associates of dead militants – called “Gun Salute” – is very normal such gatherings.