Amnesty on cards for first time Stone-Pelters, Govt amy withdraw cases against abettors

The scheme is likely to be announced as a show of good faith ahead of interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s second visit to Jammu and Kashmir later this month. The government is likely to announce an amnesty scheme for stone pelters in the Kashmir Valley and withdraw cases against first-time offenders, senior government officials said on Monday. The scheme, discussed between officials from the state and the Centre, is likely to be announced as a show of good faith ahead of interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma’s second visit to the state later this month.…

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