Machil fake encounter: Life terms confirmed for six armymen

September 07, 2015 14:27

The Northern Command chief has confirmed life sentence awarded to six armymen, including two officers by a court-martial in 2010 Machil fake encounter case.

Six army personnel including a colonel, a major and four soldiers have already been awarded life sentences after court martial proceedings in the Machil fake encounter that rocked the Kashmir Valley following massive public outrage.

Three youths belonging to Naidihal village of Baramulla district were lured with promises of jobs with the army in 2010 and were taken to Machil sector along the Line of Control in Kupwara district where they were killed.

The army officers later claimed that the three youths were militants who tried to infiltrate into the valley on April 30, 2010 and were killed during a shootout.

It later allegedly turned out to be an encounter staged for medals and rewards by the army personnel. Weapons were kept with the youths' bodies to prove that they were militants.

The three youths were identified by their families after reports were published with their pictures.

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