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Shopian firing: SC to hear plea seeking to quash FIR against Army Major

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea filed by the father of Major Aditya Kumar, seeking to nullify the FIR by…

Shopian firing: SC to hear plea seeking to quash FIR against Army Major

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The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea filed by the father of Major Aditya Kumar, seeking to nullify the FIR by Jammu and Kashmir Police in civilian killings during a firing incident against his son.

In his plea filed through advocate Aishwarya Bhati, Major Kumar’s father Lt Col Karamveer Singh said the First Information Report (FIR) will hurt the Army’s morale in fighting terrorism in the troubled state.

“The manner in which the lodging of the FIR has been portrayed and projected by the political leadership and administrative higher-ups of the State, reflects the extremely hostile atmosphere in the state.

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“In these circumstances, the petitioner is left with no other viable option but to approach this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India for protection of valuable Fundamental Rights of his son and himself, enshrined under Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India,” the plea said.

It said that Major Kumar was wrongly and arbitrarily named as the incident relates to an Army convoy on bonafide military duty in an area under the AFSPA, which was isolated by an “unruly and deranged” stone-pelting mob.

The intention of the Major was to save Army personnel and property and the fire was inflicted only to impair and provide a safe escape.

It also sought directions to issue guidelines to protect rights of soldiers and adequate compensation.
Major Kumar and other soldiers of 10 Garhwal Rifles have been accused of opening fire and fatally injuring three civilians when a stone-pelting mob attacked an army convoy near Ganowpora village in Shopian district on January 27.

(With inputs from agencies)

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