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Major Leetul Gogoi to face disciplinary action for 'fraternising' with local woman, staying away from place of duty in operational area
Fp Staff •Major Leetul Gogoi, who was detained by the police in a Srinagar hotel after he was seen with a local woman in May, is set to face disciplinary action and held accountable by the Court of Inquiry for "fraternising" with a local woman
Paresh Rawal calls for NRC to be made 'mandatory for all states': BJP MP has made many controversial statements in the past
Fp Staff •Paresh Rawal sparked off a row after he posted a tweet saying that the exercise of updating the NRC should be made 'mandatory for all states.'
Major Leetul Gogoi, who had used man in Srinagar as 'human shield', likely to be indicted by army court for affair with woman
•Major Leetul Gogoi may face action for violating the army's rule against developing a relationship in a conflict zone and breaching protocol by staying away from the place of duty.
Major Leetul Gogoi held with girl at Srinagar hotel: CJM in Srinagar directs police to submit report
Ishfaqnaseem •Major Leetul Gogoi is in fresh trouble as the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar on Saturday directed the police to submit a report.
Major Gogoi will be punished if he has done something wrong, and it'll set an example: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat
Fp Staff •In a first reaction to the controversy that has gripped the Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat said that if anyone, at any rank, in the Indian Army does wrong and "it comes to our notice", strictest action will be taken. Speaking to ANI, Rawat named Major Leetul Gogoi and said, "If Major Gogoi has done something wrong then I can say that he will be given due punishment and the punishment will be such that it will set an example."
Army Major Leetul Gogoi still has lot to answer for, say Jammu and Kashmir cops, as confusion prevails over 'minor' girl's age
Sameery •Confusion prevails over the age of the girl who was detained by the Jammu and Kashmir police with Indian Army Major Leetul Gogoi in a Srinagar hotel on Wednesday. Police sources said Gogoi has a lot to answer for, including why he reserved a hotel room in a part of Srinagar that is volatile, risking his own life and that of others.
Kashmir human shield row: Govt rejects J&K human rights body's order for compensation
•Union minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the Jammu and Kashmir human rights panel's directive for providing Rs 10 lakh compensation to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by the army during a bypoll in the state.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit calls Bipin Rawat 'sadak ka goonda'; BJP demands apology from Sonia Gandhi
•Sandeep Dikshit triggered a row after he likened Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to a "goon on the street" over the latter's public remarks
Likening Major Gogoi's actions in Kashmir to General Dyer's in Punjab misses structural violence for solo acts of brutality
Kartik Maini •If Major Gogoi resurrects in Kashmir the spirit of General Dyer, how do we negotiate the regime of the AFSPA, human rights violations, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, rape, torture, and everyday humiliation?
Kashmir human shield row: Army, government should refrain from engaging with the anti/pro-nationalistic tide
Tara Kartha •In Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has not always emerged squeaky clean. But it has done far better than most in maintaining a tight control particularly in its ability to hold fire and punish those who have crossed the line.