Major Leetul Gogoi

Major Gogoi's Seniority Reduced For "Fraternising" With Woman: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2019

Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 "human shield controversy", will suffer the ignominy of reduction in seniority and exit from Kashmir Valley with the Army headquarters confirming the punishment for "fraternising" with a local woman last year

Army Major Gogoi May Lose Seniority Over Srinagar Hotel Incident: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2019

The court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 ''human shield'' controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for "fraternising" with a local woman in Srinagar last year, officials said.

Major Leetul Gogoi Indicted, Shifted Out Of Unit In Srinagar Hotel Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

The Army shifted Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 'human shield' controversy, out of his unit and attached to local formation headquarters after being indicted by an Army Court of Inquiry(CoI) for "fraternising" with a local woman in Srinagar, officials said today.

Over Major's Case, Army Chief's "Stern" Words On "Moral Corruption"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Any case of moral turpitude and corruption will be dealt with sternly, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Tuesday, referring to Major Leetul Gogoi, who was found guilty of "fraternising" with a local woman at a Srinagar hotel.

In Case Involving Army Officer, Court Asks Report By September 18

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 2, 2018

A local court in Srinagar on Saturday directed further investigations in the case involving Army officer Major Leetul Gogoi over a row in a hotel involving a Kashmiri woman and asked police to submit a report by September 18.

Army Orders Action Against Officer Over Row Involving Kashmiri Woman

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday August 27, 2018

The army has ordered disciplinary action against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was detained by the police in Srinagar after a row in a hotel involving a Kashmiri woman.

Major Gogoi Likely To Be Indicted By Army Court For Hotel Incident

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 4, 2018

Major Leetul Gogoi, who was detained by police in a Srinagar hotel after he was seen with a local woman in May, may face punitive action as a Court of Inquiry (CoI) ordered by the Army into the incident is likely to indict him in the case, official sources said in New Delhi.

Omar Abdullah Sanctions Funds To Help Woman Detained With Army Major Leetul Gogoi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2018

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah today sanctioned Rs 1.30 lakh to the family of a girl detained by police along with Indian Army Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi from a hotel in Srinagar.

Army Chief Promises Exemplary Action Against Major Leetul Gogoi If He's Guilty

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som | Friday May 25, 2018

Days after an army officer was detained by the police in Srinagar after a row in a hotel involving a Kashmiri woman, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said today that "strictest action would be taken" if anyone in the army did any wrong.

Army Officer, Who Used Man As Human Shield, Lands In Row Over Woman

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday May 24, 2018

An Army officer was briefly detained by the police after an altercation at a Srinagar hotel over allowing the entry of a Kashmiri woman. The officer, Major Leetul Gogoi, who triggered a major row last year when he tied a civilian to the bonnet of his vehicle, was later handed over to his army unit.

Kashmiri Man Had Voted Before Army Used Him As 'Human Shield': Police

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was tied to an army jeep and paraded during the violence-hit April 9 by-polls in Srinagar, had cast his vote before he was used as a "human shield", a police investigation has confirmed.

Army Chief Backs 'Innovative' Tactics For 'Dirty War' In Kashmir: Report

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 28, 2017

Army chief General Bipin Rawat, who recently gave a Commendation Card to Major Leetul Gogoi -- the officer who tied a man to the bonnet of a jeep while rescuing a group of election officials during assembly elections in Srinagar -- today said innovative tactics were required for Kashmir, where a "dirty war" is on.

Honour To Army Officer Widens Rift Between BJP And PDP

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 25, 2017

Army Chief Bipin Rawat's Commendation Card for Major Leetul Gogoi - the officer who tied a man to the bonnet of a jeep while rescuing a group of election officials in Srinagar - has widened the rift between the ruling allies of Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP and the BJP.

Kashmiri Man Tied To Jeep Denies He Was Instigating Protesters

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday May 24, 2017

A day after Major Leetul Gogoi was honoured by the Army, a protester - Farooq Ahmad Dar- whom the officer had tied to the bonnet of a jeep to save his men and election officials while moving through a violence-hit area in Srinagar last month, said he had gone to the area to cast his ballot, not to join the protests. Major Gogoi, however, said, "It ...

'Saved A Dozen Lives Without Firing': Officer Who Tied Kashmiri Man To Jeep

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 23, 2017

When Major Leetul Gogoi arrived at a polling station in Srinagar last month in response to an SOS from poll officials and security personnel trapped inside, his team was attacked by a 1000 -strong group of protesters, who hurled stones and petrol bombs at them.