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    • Posts Tagged ‘soldier’

    KASHMIR ENCOUNTER: Court-martial to begin as Army gets custody of soldier

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    Ishfaq Tantry SRINAGAR: The general court-martial (GCM) proceedings in the 2010 Machil “fake” encounter case are set to begin as the Army authorities have finally taken over the custody of Territorial Army (TA) rifleman Abbas Hussain Shah, who was in judicial remand. But as a prelude to the GCM proceedings, the Army authorities are first expected to issue a summary of evidence orders. The custody of Abbas, who was in judicial remand, was handed over to the Commanding Officer (CO) of...

    Posted 15 days ago.

    Soldier Dies In JK After Being Buried Alive In Bunker

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    JAMMU: A soldier was buried under the debris of a bunker while he was busy dismantling it in Jourian area of city outskirts of this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir. "A sepoy identified as Choudhary Parveen Kumar of Gujarat, deployed with 6 Engineer's Regiment, c/o 56 APO and 191 Brigade, died last evening when he got buried under the debris of a bunker while he was dismantling it in his unit in Rakh Muthi area close to the international border," police sources here said. They said the sepoy was busy in dismantling...

    Posted 77 days ago.

    Pakistan Says Killing Of Soldier Can 'Further Vitiate Atmosphere'

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    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday condemned the killing of one of its soldiers by Indian troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the incident had the "potential to further vitiate the atmosphere" between the two countries. The killing of the Pakistani soldier "goes against the understanding reached between Pakistan and India on speedy return of inadvertent line crossers and has the potential to further vitiate the atmosphere", Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan said. "Pakistan calls upon the...

    Posted 98 days ago.

    Trooper 'shoots self' in north Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR: A soldier of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) has died after he allegedly shot himself in north Kashmir. Tula Shankar, 34, was in his camp at Boniyar in Baramulla district when he reportedly committed suicide by firing at himself with his service gun. He died on the spot. Why Shankar may have taken his life is not immediately known, but police have registered a case and begun formal investigations.  Authorities in security forces have introduced Yoga...

    Posted 115 days ago.

    Pakistan summons Indian envoy over second killing on Kashmir border

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    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador to Islamabad on Friday to protest against the death of another Pakistani soldier in what it said was a second cross-border attack from Indian troops in Kashmir. Pakistan said the soldier was killed on Thursday. It was the third deadly incident and fourth death reported in five days. "We have summoned the Indian high commissioner to the foreign office to protest the firing incident at the LOC (Line of Control). He is here and meeting with the secretary of foreign...

    Posted 133 days ago.

    Soldier killed in Kashmir as service rifle goes off accidentally

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    JAMMU: An Army jawan was killed when his service rifle went off accidentally in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today. The jawan identified as Ajinder Kumar of Mahar regiment was hit by bullets when his service rifle went off accidentally last night in an army camp in Narian belt of the district, defence officials said. He was immediately taken to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, they said. Army has ordered a court of inquiry into the incident

    Posted 160 days ago.

    India returns 'lovelorn' Pakistani soldier in Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR, July 13: India has handed back a Pakistani soldier who had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) - the de facto border dividing the disputed Kashmir region - allegedly to "meet his girlfriend". Arif Ali, 19, crossed the LoC on early Thursday morning to meet the girl who lives on the Indian side, reports said. He was detained in Poonch district, in Jammu region, near a fence erected by India to stop infiltration. Earlier, army officials said they were probing whether Mr Arif was a spy. A resident of Quetta...

    Posted 315 days ago.

    India arrests Pakistani soldier near Kashmir border

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    SRINAGAR, July 12:Indian army arrested a Pakistani soldier in Kern sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. "Arif Ali, who belongs to the of 25 Frontier Force of the Pakistani army, was arrested at around 6 this morning. No weapons have been found in his possession," NDTV said. Ali is currently being questioned by army officials. According to sources, he has told his interrogators that he was hoping for asylum in India. He has reportedly also told them that lack off basic amenities has led to frustration...

    Posted 316 days ago.

    Army fights Army in JK: Soldiers beat up their superiors

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    LEH, May 11: Army soldiers have reportedly beaten up some of their own superiors following an incident of alleged molestation involving an orderly and the  capturing of the armoury by the agitated soldiers, wire agencies report. The incident took place in Leh district of Ladakh region late on Thursday afternoon. The 226th Field Regiment of the army were undergoing firing practice at this place when a soldier allegedly misbehaved with the wife a Major who later beat him up, official sources said. The Major...

    Posted 378 days ago.