Machil Encounter

Machil Encounter: Families Say Unhappy With Army Tribunal Verdict

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Monday July 31, 2017

The families of the three men killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil sector seven years ago say they are not satisfied with the verdict of a military tribunal which has given bail to the five armymen indicted in the case.

Machil Encounter: 5 Army Men Get Bail, Life Term Suspended

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday July 27, 2017

Five army men including two officers will be released on bail today after their life terms were suspended by the Armed Forces Tribunal in the 2010 encounter killing of three young men in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil. The soldiers had been held guilty of falsely claiming that the men were terrorists and killing them in cold blood for cash rewards and ...

4 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Macchil

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 8, 2017

At least four heavily-armed terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday night as the Army foiled the third major infiltration bid in less than a fortnight along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, a senior official said.

Soldier Beheading: Pak Terrorists Left Behind US Government Night Vision Device

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday November 29, 2016

The recovery of a night vision device with the marking "US government property" is being seen by the Indian Army as a clear indicator of the involvement of the Pakistani Army in the Machil incident of November 22 when Indian Army rifleman Prabhu Singh was beheaded and two other soldiers ambushed and killed.

Pakistan Must Stem Terror Rot: External Affairs Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 24, 2016

India today reacted strongly to reports of Pakistan setting up a special group to "expose" New Delhi's alleged atrocities in Kashmir, saying it should focus its energies on "stemming the rot of terrorism instead of expending its breath" in making baseless charges.

3 Civilians Missing in Kashmir's Kupwara, Armyman Arrested For Alleged Role

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Wednesday December 9, 2015

Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested an army solider for his alleged involvement in disappearance of three villagers in Kupwara district.

Machil Fake Encounter: For Killing 3 and Branding Them 'Terrorists', 5 Armymen Get Life Term

India News | Reported by Nitin Gokhale, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 13, 2014

Five army men including two officers have been sentenced to life in jail for the 2010 encounter killing of three young men in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil. The soldiers had claimed that they were terrorists.

Machil fake encounter case: Army orders court martial against two officers, 4 other personnel

India News | Reported by Nitin Gokhale; Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday December 25, 2013

The Army has ordered court martial proceedings against six of its personnel, including two officers, for their alleged involvement in the 2010 Machil fake encounter case that had triggered a two month-long agitation in the Kashmir Valley.

Major, Colonel chargesheeted in Machil encounter case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 16, 2010

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet against an Army Colonel, a Major and seven others in a case of alleged fake encounter in which three youths were killed in the frontier district of Kupwara in April this year.