Stone Pelter

BJP MP Paresh Rawal claims tweet on Arundhati Roy was a message of peace, terms controversy 'baseless'

After dragging himself into a controversy with his tweet stating that Arundhati Roy should be tied to an army jeep instead of stone-pelters in Kashmir, Paresh Rawal on Thursday justified his action calling it a message of peace.

Jammu and Kashmir: Pulwana counter-insurgency operation called off after militants flee

A counter-insurgency operation which was launched on Tuesday was called off after the militants being targeted managed to flee.

MP Paresh Rawal's tweet on Arundhati Roy kicks up a storm: Actor says author should've been tied to army jeep

Actor and BJP parliamentarian Paresh Rawal, in a tweet, said that instead of the "stone pelter", who was tied to an Indian Army jeep and paraded, author and activist Arundhati Roy should have been tied to the jeep.

Doctor accused of calling Kashmiri woman, son 'stone-pelters' was on leave, probe finds

Chandigarh: The doctor accused of calling a patient from Kashmir and her son "stone-pelters" was on leave the day the alleged incident took place, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) said on Tuesday after a probe into the matter.

Jammu and Kashmir bypolls: Police carry out raids ahead of elections, arrest stone pelters

On Friday, at midnight, hundreds of policemen appeared outside the house of Nisar Ahmad Sheikh, an alleged stone pelter, in Pulwama district, dragged him out of his bed and threw him into a police van. This step, according to police, was taken after this “chronic stone pelter” failed to appear before the police, despite having received several notices to surrender.