Top focus to stop fresh recruitment, encourage youth to shun militancy: Lt General DP Pandey Pic: Shakeel/Excelsior SRINAGAR: Appealing general public to help security forces in stopping fresh recruitment in militant ranks, a top Army commander on Friday urged local militants to shun the path of violence and join mainstream. General-Officer-Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey said that every possible support will be provided to the youth, who wish to surrender and lead a normal life in the valley. “To control the cycle of violence in south and central Kashmir, I think a better connect between security forces and civilians is required. We have planned two ways to achieve peace in the valley. The first step is to stop recruitment into militant ranks and the second step is to dismantle the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) network which uses social media to radicalize and recruit youth,” Lt Gen Pandey flanked by Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Vijay Kumar, told reporters during a press conference here on Friday.