The army today ordered court martial proceedings against six of its men, including two officers, for their alleged involvement in the 2010 Machil fake encounter case that had triggered a two month-long agitation in the Kashmir Valley.   

Court martial proceedings have been initiated against the accused personnel, the army said. 

Sources said those who will face proceedings include Col D K Pathania, Commanding Officer of 4 Rajput Regiment,Major Upinder and four of its men.  

On April 30, 2010, the army had claimed that they had killed three infiltrators in the Machil sector along the Line of Control. It had later claimed that they were Pakistani terrorists.   

However, they were later identified as Mohamad Shafi, Shehzad Ahmed and Riyaz Ahmed, all residents of Nadihal in the Baramulla district. They were allegedly lured to a border area and shot dead.