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| Indian army men face court martial for 'fake encounter' in Kashmir |
| 2013-12-27 |
| [DAWN] The Indian Army on Wednesday decided to indict six army personnel including two officers for killing three labourers in a 'fake encounter with bully boys' three years ago in Indian-administered Kashmire. According to Indian media reports, the decision of launching the case in a military court against six Indian officials, including a colonel, has been taken upon completion of a military-level probe of the fake clash in Kashmire. Three labourers were killed in Machil Village of northern Kashmire's Kapwara district in April, 2010. Paperwork was started but nothing else was done by the local police against nine Indian army personnel and two local residents, who claimed that three 'Pak terrorists' were killed in the encounter. Colonel DK Pathania, Major Upinder and four other personnel would face court martial for the encounter that took place along the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistain, reports quoting Indian army front man said. The incident at the time triggered riots across the Indian-administered-Kashmire leading to the deaths of 123 people. Hundreds were reportedly maimed in the riots while thousands of Kashmiri youth were nabbed Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! as well. |
| Posted by:Fred |