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104 armymen punished for rights violations in
Kashmir
Saturday, October 16, 2010 05:24:00 PM,
IANS
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Jammu:
A total of 104 army officers, junior commissioned officers (JCOs)
and other personnel posted in Jammu and Kashmir were found guilty
of human rights violations and punished in the past 20 years, the
Indian Army said Saturday.
The army, however, did not share the nature of the complaints and
the kind of punishment awarded to the guilty personnel.
Out of the 104 personnel who were punished, 39 were officers, nine
were JCOs and 56 were other personnel, an army spokesperson said.
According to army's record, 1,514 complaints of alleged human
rights violations were received in the past 20 years and 1,508 of
them were investigated. Six cases were still being investigated.
Of the total complaints received and investigated, only 35 cases
were found to be true, the spokesperson said.
About 97 percent of the complaints were found to be false. Only
2.32 percent of the complaints received with regard to charges
against soldiers fighting the guerrillas in Kashmir were found to
be true, he said.
Terrorist violence in the state started in the late 1990s. The
army has attracted flak from human rights groups for alleged human
rights violations, which were used as a campaign by the
separatists.
The alleged violations have also fuelled a campaign to recall the
army and withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the
state, particularly the Kashmir Valley.
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