Major Gogoi

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

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.

In a U-turn, the board controlling Kerala's Sabarimala temple told the Supreme Court today that it supports the entry of women of all ages at the famous hill shrine. The board is controlled by the state's Left-led government, which has opposed any review of the top court's September order that opened the temple doors to women between the ages of 10...

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.

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.

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.

"Justice has been finally done," remarked Farooq Ahmed Dar, an artisan used as a 'human shield' by Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi, today on hearing the officer was indicted by an Army Court of Inquiry for allegedly "fraternising" with a local woman in May this year.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Of course, we must respect our men in uniform. Of course, we must stand by them when they lay down their lives for the nation. But is this a "war-like" situation, as Arun Jaitley describes it? Or is it a street confrontation with stone-pelters and five-year old kids who kick at soldiers as they do at their own parents to vent their child-like anger...

The Indian Army is facing a "dirty war" in Jammu and Kashmir which has to be fought through "innovative" ways, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat has said, stoutly defending the use of a Kashmiri as a 'human shield' by a young officer.

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

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.

In a U-turn, the board controlling Kerala's Sabarimala temple told the Supreme Court today that it supports the entry of women of all ages at the famous hill shrine. The board is controlled by the state's Left-led government, which has opposed any review of the top court's September order that opened the temple doors to women between the ages of 10...

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.

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.

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.

"Justice has been finally done," remarked Farooq Ahmed Dar, an artisan used as a 'human shield' by Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi, today on hearing the officer was indicted by an Army Court of Inquiry for allegedly "fraternising" with a local woman in May this year.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Of course, we must respect our men in uniform. Of course, we must stand by them when they lay down their lives for the nation. But is this a "war-like" situation, as Arun Jaitley describes it? Or is it a street confrontation with stone-pelters and five-year old kids who kick at soldiers as they do at their own parents to vent their child-like anger...

The Indian Army is facing a "dirty war" in Jammu and Kashmir which has to be fought through "innovative" ways, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat has said, stoutly defending the use of a Kashmiri as a 'human shield' by a young officer.