The state government’s decision to grant amnesty to over 9,700 stone throwers in the Kashmir valley has come under sharp criticism after a stone-throwing mob “helped” a militant escape from the encounter site in Palhalan village of Baramulla district today. According to reports, there was a brief exchange of gunfire between security personnel and a militant in Palhalan village. Youth engaged the security forces in stone-throwing, giving the militant scope to escape. Last month, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had announced that her government had approved amnesty to 9,730 stone throwers,…
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