The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed criminal proceedings against army personnel involved in a botched counter-insurgency operation that left 14 people dead in December 2021 in Nagaland’s Mon district even as it said that the case may be taken to its logical end if the Union government sanctions their prosecution. The Union government in February 2023 refused sanction to prosecute …
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed regret as 14 civilians were killed in the incident on Sunday in Mon district of the north-eastern state Tensions prevail in Nagaland following the killing of 14 civilians by Indian Army soldiers ; authorities have shut down internet services and imposed a curfew to quell mass protests. The incident at Oting village in Nagaland’s …
According to the rules, a Summary of Evidence will now be initiated against the erring Army personnel after which Court Martial proceedings will begin Srinagar: The Army has found “prima facie” evidence its troops “exceeded” powers under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act during an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district in which three men were killed in July this year …
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