Indian Army Captain staged Amshipura encounter for Rs 20 lakh: Police charge sheet

An Indian Army Captain, who was involved in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian in July last year in which three youths were killed, had hatched a conspiracy along with two civilians with the motive for “grabbing” reward money of Rs 20 lakh and also red at the victims even before his men could lay a cordon of the area, according to a police charge sheet. 

Captain Bhoopinder Singh is currently in the custody of the Army, with informed sources saying he may face Court Martial proceedings. 

The case relates to the July 18, 2020 encounter at Amshipura here in which three youths of Rajouri district – Imtiyaz Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrar – were killed and branded as terrorists….

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