PM Modi receives guard of honour in Italy ahead of bilateral talks with Meloni
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J-K government orders withdrawal of 9,730 stone-pelting cases
Srinagar,UPDATED: Feb 3, 2018 18:15 IST
Jammu and Kashmir government has approved withdrawal of cases registered against 9,730 people involved in stone-pelting incidents, including first-time offenders, between 2008 and 2017, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today.
The government action to withdraw 1,745 cases is subject to "certain conditions" and is based on recommendations of a committee constituted to look into the matter, Mufti said.
She said her government has also recommended to give amnesty to more than 4,000 people, who are said to be involved in minor incidents of stone pelting over the past two years.
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