PRJ-LIVE-JK-1991-KUNAN | Rape

PRJ-LIVE-JK-1991-KUNANRapeUNDER INVESTIGATION

Location: Kupwara, Jammu & Kashmir

Incident: 1991-02-23

IPC Sections: 376

Victims: 1

Data confidence:80%⚠ Under review

Progress

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Trial

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Closure

Timeline · 4 events

1991-02-23FIR FILEDMilestone85%
Alleged mass rape by Indian Army's 4 Rajputana Rifles during cordon-and-search operation in Kunan and Poshpora villages, Kupwara, J&K. Villagers submit complaint to SDM the next day.
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1991-04-01~INVESTIGATION ORDERED82%
Army Court of Inquiry finds allegations "baseless and fabricated." State government report also inconclusive. NHRC declines to take up case citing armed forces exemption.
LL
2013-07-01~PIL FILEDMilestone82%
Survivors file writ petition before J&K High Court seeking re-investigation. HC orders state to re-examine the case; debate on AFSPA immunity for alleged perpetrators intensifies.
Court: J&K High Court
BB
2016-05-01~INVESTIGATION ORDERED78%
J&K HC orders CBI-style re-investigation by SIT. State files counter-affidavit; case remains entangled in AFSPA immunity challenge. No criminal trial initiated as of 2024.
Court: J&K High Court
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Key Milestones

◆1991-02-23FIR FILED
◆2013-07-01PIL FILED

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