The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday directed the state government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to a civilian reportedly used as human shield by the army earlier this year.The SHRC chairman, Justice (retd) Bilal Nazki, directed the state government to pay the compensation to the victim, Farooq Ahmad Dar, within a period of six weeks. “I have no doubt in my mind that Farooq Ahmad was subjected to torture and humiliation, besides (being) wrongly confined,� the judgement observed.“For the humiliation, physical and psychiatric torture, stress, wrongful
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Human shield case: govt directed to pay Rs 10L
The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday directed the state government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to a civilian reportedly used as human shield by the army earlier this year.The SHRC chairman, Justice (retd) Bilal Nazki, directed the state government to pay the compensation to the victim, Farooq Ahmad Dar, […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday directed the state government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to a civilian reportedly used as human shield by the army earlier this year.The SHRC chairman, Justice (retd) Bilal Nazki, directed the state government to pay the compensation to the victim, Farooq Ahmad Dar, within a period of six weeks. “I have no doubt in my mind that Farooq Ahmad was subjected to torture and humiliation, besides (being) wrongly confined,� the judgement observed.“For the humiliation, physical and psychiatric torture, stress, wrongful
