Srinagar: The Army has decided to take over the investigations and try its officers in the Pathribal fake encounter, in which seven people were killed in an alleged staged shootout 12 years ago.
The Army has filed an application before Chief Judicial Magistrate in Srinagar requesting him to hand over the case so that five of its accused personnel are tried under the Army Act.
The Supreme Court had asked the Army authorities in May to decide whether its personnel accused of fake encounter killings should be tried by court-martial proceedings or by regular criminal courts.
The Army has filed an application before Chief Judicial Magistrate in Srinagar requesting him to hand over the case so that five of its accused personnel are tried under the Army Act.
The Supreme Court had asked the Army authorities in May to decide whether its personnel accused of fake encounter killings should be tried by court-martial proceedings or by regular criminal courts.
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