Army chief dismisses UN report on alleged rights violations in Kashmir

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Gen. Bipin today slammed the UN report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir, dubbing it as "motivated".

"I don't need to speak about the human rights record of the It is well known to all of you, it is well known to the people of Kashmir, and to the international community. I don't think we should get too concerned about the report, some of these reports are motivated," told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.

The human rights record of the is absolutely above board, he maintained.

In a report released earlier this month, the Human Rights Council talked about alleged human rights violations in both and occupied and sought an international inquiry into these abuses.

had vehemently rejected the report as "fallacious, tendentious and motivated".

The (MEA) had said that the report was "overtly prejudiced" and seeks to build a "false narrative".

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First Published: Wed, June 27 2018. 12:15 IST