UN report said Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen recruited and used children in J&K during clashes with security forces last year.

The annual report of said globally, over 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflict last year.

It said while more than 8,000 were recruited or used as combatants.

It said three incidents of recruitment and use of children by the two terror outfits were reported in J&K during clashes with the security forces.

“One case was attributed to Jaish-e-Mohammed and two to Hizbul Mujahideen,” the report said.

In March this year, a 15-year-old boy died during clash between the security forces and LeT terrorists in Pulwama district.

Report asked the Indian government to put in place measures to hold perpetrators of child recruitment

The report said increased tensions in J&K reportedly also led to closure of school for varying periods, including in Rajouri and Poonch

The schools in Rajouri and Poonch districts were closed due to heavy firing by the Pakistan along the border