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Major Leetul Gogoi might face demotion as punishment

The Army Court recorded statements of the accused as well as other witnesses, and the punishment, which will be vetted by the Army headquarters, has been given, they added

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Major Leetul Gogoi. Pic/NDTV

Major Leetul Gogoi. Pic/NDTV

New Delhi/Srinagar: The court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 'human shield' controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for "fraternising" with a local woman in Srinagar last year, officials said.

The court martial process against his driver, Sameer Malla, who was facing charges of unauthorised absence from the unit, was also completed recently in the Kashmir Valley and he is likely to be given a "severe reprimand".

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