Machil ( Kashmir ) fake LoC encounter case: Life sentences of six Indian army personnel confirmed

[mr42O]

JAMMU: 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 Kashmir, 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.

Read: Kashmir killings: Indian soldiers get life in jail for ‘fake encounter’

The April 2010 killings in Machil sector had sparked widespread protests in Kashmir at the time, leading to 120 deaths in battles between demonstrators and security forces, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

Hundreds were reportedly wounded in the riots while thousands of Kashmiri youth were detained as well.

Also read: Killing of three Kashmiris in fake encounter: Two Indian officers removed from duty

A case was registered by the local police against nine Indian army personnel and two local residents, who had claimed that three ‘Pakistani terrorists’ were killed in the encounter.

A probe into the incident had later proved that the three Kashmiri labourers (Shahzad Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Shafi Lone, Riyaz Ahmad Lone) were lured with promises of jobs and taken to the border where they were killed in a fake encounter in the Machil area of northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district near the Line of Control (LoC).

The Indian army had subsequently ordered a general court martial that found the six army personnel guilty of charge.

Explore more: A Kashmiri's view: Is the Indian soldiers' sentencing a good sign?

Indian army confirms sentencing of six personnel in Machil fake encounter - World - DAWN.COM

 

[Areesh]

And just for the record. You can see shameless Bharati members of this forum defending this fake encounter when we brought the news of it being a fake encounter.

Exclusive pictures: Men killed in Machil encounter were hunters?

‘Militants’ killed in Machil were hunters?

 

[halupridol]

How can this be possible??
Hindu army punishing its own for killing muslims.
what is this saajish....

 

[WaLeEdK2]

And just for the record. You can see shameless Bharati members of this forum defending this fake encounter when we brought the news of it being a fake encounter.

Exclusive pictures: Men killed in Machil encounter were hunters?

‘Militants’ killed in Machil were hunters?

 

[Paranoid Android]

And just for the record. You can see shameless Bharati members of this forum defending this fake encounter when we brought the news of it being a fake encounter.

Exclusive pictures: Men killed in Machil encounter were hunters?

‘Militants’ killed in Machil were hunters?

Lets see if your govt has guts to convict such personal of your army for doing massacre in Afghanistan..Proud that our country follows law unlike our big mouth neighbor..

 

[Areesh]

Lets see if your govt has guts to convict such personal of your army for doing massacre in Afghanistan..Proud that our country follows law unlike our big mouth neighbor..

We don't do drama like you guys. We take action when it is needed.

 

[45'22']

And just for the record. You can see shameless Bharati members of this forum defending this fake encounter when we brought the news of it being a fake encounter.

Exclusive pictures: Men killed in Machil encounter were hunters?

‘Militants’ killed in Machil were hunters?

No one knew the truth
Indians would have defended it and Pakistan would have tried to score a point
And that's what happened

The good part is that the culprits were punished....on the other hand, Pakistanis should trust the Indian judiciary

 

[halupridol]

Lets see if your govt has guts to convict such personal of your army for doing massacre in Afghanistan..Proud that our country follows law unlike our big mouth neighbor..

what??
when has PA done anythng wrong??they always do evrythng for there national interests,,,like coups,,bombing there own citizens,,or taking over business ventures,,,,all for the country.
in comparison,,IA so bad,,,lost all wars with thm too

 

[Areesh]

No one knew the truth
Indians would have defended it and Pakistan would have tried to score a point
And that's what happened

The good part is that the culprits were punished....on the other hand, Pakistanis should trust the Indian judiciary

The fact proven: Indians always support crimes of their state and military.

 

[Paranoid Android]

We don't do drama like you guys. We take action when it is needed.

Brainwashed people & their ignorance covers it up..Ask your neighbors..

 

[Areesh]

Brainwashed people & their ignorance covers it up..Ask your neighbors..

No need to ask anyone. We know about ourselves and you guys very well.

 

[45'22']

The fact proven: Indians always support crimes of their state and military.

Innocent until proven guilty

 

[Shamain]

And just for the record. You can see shameless Bharati members of this forum defending this fake encounter when we brought the news of it being a fake encounter.

Exclusive pictures: Men killed in Machil encounter were hunters?

‘Militants’ killed in Machil were hunters?

Yea indians janwar hain. They cant feel anyones pain.
Inkay apnay saath bhi yehi sab karna chaheeay takay takleef pata chalay. Inkay gharon may ghus kay inhain marna chaheeay.
Janwar bhi in say behtar hain.

And did u read that three kashmiris were lured to loc and deceptively killed? Does it not show how much such encounters wud have been done?

@fakhre mirpur

Call slav defence now and ask him to give his condolences and deep regrets on arrest of these indian animals.

 

[Zibago]

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[Indika]

India has independent judiciary. Though ppl have trust their only concern is the pace at which trial and judgement takes place. For all the terrorist morons like hurriyat who crow from the roof tops this should be a slap in their face. Those gutless vermins crawl and bend to their masters dictates, have they ever raised voiced against terrorist killings ?