Naxals recruit 4,000 children as cadres

Naxals have recruited nearly 4,000 children, including girls, to strengthen depleted cadre base. While the age of boys is as low as 10 years, the average age of girls is 14-15 years. The children gather intelligence about movement of security forces, collect rations and work as couriers. There were 285 incidents of Naxal violence from May to July this year.