More than 4,000 stone-pelters are likely to breathe free after the Jammu and Kashmir government decided to withdraw cases against "first-time offenders" in the valley. "The committee so tasked with the review shall be the same as was constituted earlier by the CM to review cases against youth for 2008-2014 period," said the Government Order issued on Thursday. A government spokesman said the review of cases against these youths was a major demand from various sections of the society in the state. Officially, the state government said only 76 people including two cops have died in the summer unrest. Around 2,371 law and order incidents were reported since the killing of Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016 till November 2016.

Source: dna November 24, 2017 01:33 UTC