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Major Leetul Gogoi held guilty in Srinagar hotel case: Defence personnel say officer's actions were grave offences
Ishfaqnaseem • 7 years agoAn army Court of Inquiry on Monday held Major Leetul Gogoi guilty of violating its laws with respect to establishing undue contact with local people.
Army officer Leetul Gogoi to face action: Ostracised family of woman he was caught with says indictment won't restore dignity
Sameery • 7 years agoMajor Leetul Gogoi was caught with a woman at a Srinagar hotel earlier this year. Indian Army officers are prohibited from fraternising with local residents of areas where they are deployed.
Major Leetul Gogoi to face disciplinary action for 'fraternising' with local woman, staying away from place of duty in operational area
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMajor 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
J&K police tell court Major Leetul Gogoi faked identity on Facebook to meet Kashmiri girl, confirm she is not minor
Ishfaqnaseem • 7 years agoMajor Leetul Gogoi had come in the eye of the storm last year during the elections on Srinagar parliamentary seat after had tied a Kashmiri youth, Farooq Ahmad Dar, to the bonnet of a vehicle and paraded him on the streets in Budgam.
Major Leetul Gogoi court of inquiry: Slow down...slow down, sketchy facts don't rule out possibility he's being set up
Bikram Vohra • 7 years agoBefore we throw Major Leetul Gogoi under the bus, it seems only fair to confirm exactly what was going on.
Major Leetul Gogoi, who used civilian as human shield in Budgam, held with minor at Srinagar hotel; faces probe
Sameery • 7 years agoThe Jammu and Kashmir Police said an army officer, a minor and a driver were apprehended after they got a call from Hotel Grand Mamta in Dalgate area of Srinagar.
Major Gogoi will be punished if he has done something wrong, and it'll set an example: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIn 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."
Jammu and Kashmir 'human shield' Farooq Ahmad Dar is a broken man year after stone-pelting incident
• 7 years agoAn embroidery artisan who created magic on fabric till a year ago and now shunned by neighbours as the army's “human shield” against stone-pelters, Farooq Ahmed Dar is a broken man, struggling to pick up the threads of his life.
Farooq Ahmad Dar case: Jammu and Kashmir govt says SHRC has no jurisdiction to probe Army's conduct
Ians • 7 years agoClaiming that the SHRC has no jurisdiction to probe the Army's conduct, the Jammu and Kashmir government said compensation to a youth tied to a moving Army vehicle will mean condemning the Army officer without a hearing.
Kashmir human shield row: State govt's refusal to compensate Farooq Ahmed Dar latest twist to long-running saga
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Mehbooba Mufti government has declined to compensate Farooq Ahmed Dar, the "human shield" tied to an Indian Army jeep in April.