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Army Court Sentences Captain Involved in Amshipora Fake Encounter to Life Imprisonment
The court has held that Captain Bhoopendra Singh, of the Army’s 62 Rashtriya Rifles then based in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, “exceeded powers vested under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act” during the encounter.
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Army Court Sentences Captain Involved in Amshipora Fake Encounter to Life Imprisonment
The court has held that Captain Bhoopendra Singh, of the Army’s 62 Rashtriya Rifles then based in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, “exceeded powers vested under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act” during the encounter.
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