Jammu, Oct. 16: A total of 104 army officers, junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and other personnel posted in Jammu and Kashmir were found guilty of human rights violations and punished in the past 20 years, the Indian Army said on Saturday.
The Army, however, did not share the nature of the complaints and the kind of punishment awarded to the guilty personnel.
Out of the 104 personnel who were punished, 39 were officers, nine were JCOs and 56 were other personnel, an Army spokesperson said.
According to Army’s record, 1,514 complaints of alleged human rights violations were received in the past 20 years and 1,508 of them were investigated.
“Of the total complaints received, only 35 cases were found to be true and about 97 per cent of the complaints were found to be false,” the spokesperson said.
The violations have also fuelled a campaign to withdraw the AFSPA in the state.