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| Indian army confirms sentencing of six personnel in Machil fake encounter |
| 2015-09-08 |
| [DAWN] A spokesperson for the Indian army's Northern Command has confirmed the life sentence awarded to six personnel, including a colonel and major rank officer, for the 2010 Machil fake encounter case in India-held Kashmire, according to a report published on the Hindustan Times website. "General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lieutenant General DS Hooda has confirmed the sentence of a Summary General Court Martial in the Machil encounter case," Colonel SD Goswami, spokesperson of the Indian army's Udhampur-based Northern Command said. "Colonel Dinesh K. Pathania , Major Upendra, Havildar Devendra Kumar, Lance Naik Lakhmi, Lance Naik Arun Kumar and Rifleman Abbas Hussain have been awarded life imprisonment," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |