News Topic:Armed Forces Special Powers Act

Amshipora ‘gunfight’ was staged for Rs 20 lakh: Police Chargesheet

SRINAGAR — Police charge sheet filed in relation to the Amshipora 'encounter' in Shopian claims that the Army captain, involved in the fake encounter that...

Army Captain among three soldiers charge sheeted for fake gunfight

Police filed a charge sheet against an Army captain and two soldiers in connection with the killing of three labourers from Rajouri.

Amshipora Fake Encounter: Process of summary of evidence completed, says Army

SRINAGAR — The Army on Thursday said that the process of summary of evidence has been completed with regard to the July 18 Amshipora,...

Two persons arrested in connection with Shopian fake gunfight

SRINAGAR — Two persons were arrested in connection with Ashmipora Shopian fake encounter case and were produced in District Court Shopian by Police on...

Killing innocents & labelling them terrorists most heinous crime, says former DGP

SRINAGAR — Former Director General of Police J&K, S P Vaid said killing innocent youth and showing them as terrorists is most heinous crime...

Prima-facie evidence confirms Rajouri men killed in Amshipora: Indian Army

SRINAGAR — Army on Friday said that its forces exceeded powers vested to them in case of an encounter which took place in Amshipora...

India, Pakistan doing nothing to improve human rights situation in Kashmir: UN

GENEVA — A UN human rights report on the situation in Indian Kashmir and Pakistani administered Kashmir from May 2018 to April 2019, says...

Ban pellet guns, repeal AFSPA, PSA in Kashmir: EU Parliamentarians

SRINAGAR — European Parliamentarians have asked India to immediately stop using pellet guns in Kashmir and to repeal the infamous Armed Forces Special Powers...

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