J&K: Army files counter FIR in Shopian incident, says it only opened fire in face of ‘ultimate provocation’The Indian Army on Wednesday filed a counter FIR in the Shopian incident in which three civilians were killed in army firing on January 27. The incident came days after two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Dairoo's Chaigund area in Shopian on January 24. Also read Subramanian Swamy blasts Mehbooba Mufti for filing FIR against Army, asks BJP to break allianceNorthern Army Commander Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu on Wednesday said that the army opened fire into a crowd in Shopian in the face of the ‘ultimate provocation’ by a stone-pelting crowd. Also read Filed FIR against Army after consulting Nirmala Sitharaman: Mehbooba Mufti‘That is an unfortunate thing, in such a case a generic FIR should have been filed. The army opened fire after it came under heavy stone pelting from a mob in the village.

Source: dna January 31, 2018 10:52 UTC