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Major Gogoi’s unending

tryst with controversy

Major Gogoi is yet again in the middle of controversy after being caught with an
underage girl at a hotel in Kashmir. The incident has, however, divided public opinion on
social media. Is he guilty or is he being framed? riyaz wani explores
he news about Major reception. The local media splashed pens when you give them a carte
Nitin Leetul Gogoi be- the news on their online editions, blanché to get away with things,”
ing caught with a girl which instantly racked up thou- posted one Shazia Bakshi on Twit-
at a Srinagar hotel first sands of views. Locally, the incident ter. “But life has different plans, give
T spread as a rumour in was seen as a deserved comeup- an evil man enough rope, he›ll hang
WhatsApp groups. But it was only pance for the Army officer for using himself with it”.
after the police confirmed the inci- a Kashmiri youth Farooq Ahmad
dent, that it caught on like a wildfire Dar as a human shield by tying him Major trouble at the hotel
across the country. Social media to a jeep during the parliamentary The Major along with the girl had
went abuzz and Gogoi’s online hotel bypoll in Budgam constituency arrived at the hotel in the after-
booking receipt for two guests went last year. noon. However, there was a scuf-
viral. So, did the CCTV footage of “What award will you honour fle when the hotel receptionist,
his presence in civvies at the hotel him now with? This is what hap- suspecting something was wrong,

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