The tally at the end of initial online recce came to 350.All districts except Pathanamthitta reported footprints of recruiters who had "made more than preliminary contacts with them''. The state intelligence sleuths formed a special task force with personnel from NIA and IB. "Kannur district topped with 118 names followed by Malappuram (89) and Kasaragod (66),'' a top source told TOI. And there was not even one girl in this list of 350,'' he said.A common factor binding all 350 youth, apart from their rigid religious routine, was their education background. The police organised individual and collective counselling sessions for the youth.

Source: Times of India June 29, 2017 18:16 UTC