Machil fake encounter: Seven armymen sentenced to life
November 13, 2014 10:59
Army sets example by sentencing 7, including the Commanding Officer and another officer for the 2010 Machil encounter case.
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 Baramulla district. They were allegedly lured to a border area and shot dead.
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 Baramulla district. They were allegedly lured to a border area and shot dead.
Following complaints from relatives of the victims, a territorial
army jawan and two others were arrested by police but the incident led
to unrest in the entire Kashmir Valley and widespread demonstrations in
which 123 people were killed.
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