Withdrawal of cases against first-time offenders approved:JK

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Feb 06 2018 | 6:45 PM IST
The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that it has approved the withdrawal of cases registered against first-time offenders during the period 2008-2017.
Replying to a question of NC member Showkat Hussain Ganaie in the Legislative Council here,Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura informed that the approval for withdrawal of cases registered against the offenders were on the basis of recommendations of a committee constituted by the government.
He said that these include 61 FIRs involving 530 people of Shopian.
The minister informed that 4,066 FIRs were registered against 14,208 stone-pelters during the last three years in the Kashmir Valley.

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First Published: Feb 06 2018 | 6:45 PM IST

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