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Indian Army orders court of inquiry into Major Nitin Leetul Gogo's escapade

Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi had shot to infamy for using 26-year-old youth Farooq Ahmad Dar as human shield to negotiate stone pelting mobs last year.

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Trouble is mounting for Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi of 53 Rashtriya Riffles after the Army formally ordered a Court of Inquiry into the incident wherein he was detained by the police after being caught with a young woman while trying to check in to a hotel in Srinagar on May 23.

“Appropriate action will be taken after the inquiry is finalised,” said Col Rajesh Kalia, defence spokesman at Srinagar. The Court of Inquiry was ordered hours after Army chief General Bipin Rawat said Major Gogoi will be awarded exemplary punishment if found guilty.

“Anybody in the Army, no matter at which position he is,” said General Rawat, “If he commits any wrong thing and it comes to our notice, we take stringent action against them. If Major Gogoi has committed any wrong, he will be punished in such a way that it will set an example.”

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, SP Pani has ordered a high-level probe by SP to unravel the truth. 

Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi had shot to infamy for using 26-year-old youth Farooq Ahmad Dar as human shield to negotiate stone pelting mobs last year. 

He and the woman were detained by the police after hotel authorities reported the matter to the police. Police handed him over to his unit after questioning. 

Meanwhile, former chief minister Omar Abdullah, who is the MLA from Beewa constituency, granted Rs 1.30 lakh to the family of the young woman after finding out that they are poverty-stricken and live in a tin shanty. Omar’s political secretary, Tanvir Sadiq, wrote to the district development commissioner of Budgam to release the money from the MLA constituency development fund.

The Case

Major Nitin Gogoi was detained in Srinagar when he was allegedly trying to enter a hotel with an 18-year-old woman.

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