Macchil encounter: Life sentence of 5 army men suspended

NEW DELHI: Five army personnel including two officers will be released on bail after an armed forces tribunal suspended the life sentence given to them by a court martial for allegedly staging the killing of three Kashmiri men at Macchil in 2010, officials said.

            The Armed Forces Tribunal suspended the life sentence awarded to Colonel Dinesh Pathania, Captain Upendra, Havildar Devinder, Lance Naik Lakhmi and Lance Naik Arun Kumar and granted them bail, they said. (AGENCIES)