SRINAGAR: The army has found “prima facie” evidence his troops violated powers under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act during an encounter in the Shopian district of Kashmir in which three men were killed in July this year and has initiated disciplinary proceedings, officials said Friday.
On July 18, the army claimed that three militants were killed in the village of Amshipura in the upper reaches of the Shopian district in southern Kashmir.
Committed to ethical conduct during operations against militancy, the Army launched an investigation after reports on social media indicated that the three men came from Rajouri District from the Jammu region and disappeared in Amshipura, said Colonel Rajesh Kalia, a defense spokesman in Srinagar. The probe was completed in a record four weeks.
“The investigation has yielded some prima facie evidence indicating that during the operation, the powers conferred by AFSPA 1990 were exceeded and what the Army Chief of Staff should and should not do as approved by the Supreme Court was violated.” . The competent disciplinary authority has ordered the initiation of a disciplinary process under the Army Law against those who prima facie respond, “said a brief statement from the Army.
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