Srinagar, April 28 -- They have asserted they would rather die than return to their old country.

Alyza Rafiq, married to an ex-militant, came to Kashmir in 2013 under the then-chief minister Omar Abdullah's policy that enabled the rehabilitation of ultras who had gone to Pakistan or Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir for arms training, but abjured violence and wanted to return to the valley.

Living at present in this north Kashmir district, Rafiq said police have told her to leave the country.

"We have been asked to leave the country. I have three children. They have told me to leave my youngest daughter here. She is little, how can I leave her here!" Rafiq told PTI.

"How can I leave my husband here. I have built a house here. We came here bec...