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You Built the Road. Would She Call It Justice?

The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Chandigarh Bench recently upheld the Army's decision to award Brigadier P Acharya an administrative censure of "severe displeasure" over the custodial deaths, ruling that grief over lost soldiers cannot justify the killing of civilians. The Army's parallel civic response - adopting Topa Pir as a "model village" and offering government jobs to the victims' families - has renewed debate over…