Pathribal fake encounter: closure for Army, trauma for families
The Army has closed an investigation against its personnel accused of killing five civilians in a fake encounter in Pathribal, Jammu and Kashmir, in 2000, saying there is no evidence against them. As the trauma for the families continues, will justice continue to elude them? We debate the impact of this on the already frail equation between security forces and civilians in Jammu and Kashmir.
