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- Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Parliament on Wednesday that Maoist groups and terror outfits such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and the Hizbul Mujahideen were “using children.” However, there were no reports that children were used as human bombs.
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In the Left-wing extremism-affected States such as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, there were reports that some groups use children in their nefarious designs to destabilise the State.
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Government was trying to open schools and carry out skill development activities to bring the children in those areas to the mainstream.
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Two other terror organisations, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen, have also used children.
Source
The Hindu