Army has handed the life sentence to five of its personnel in connection with Machil fake encounter case of three youths in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010. Army sources in New Delhi confirmed it. The court martial proceedings began in January this year and ended in September.

In April, 2010, army had killed three youths in the Machil sector and claimed they were Pakistani militants. However, they were later identified as the residents of Baramulla district. The incident sparked widespread protests in the Valley.