Srinagar: An FIR stands registered against 53 Rashtriya Rifles of the Indian Army in connection with a video that shows a man being tied to an Army jeep as ‘human shield’ against stone pelters, during polling day violence on April 9.
The man has been identified as Farooq Dar from Sitaharaan village in Khag tehsil of Budgam district of central Kashmir.
The video, which triggered a public outcry in the restive Kashmir valley, prompted the civil and army authorities to launch separate investigations.
The video showed the thickset man sporting a beard strapped to the bonnet while seated on the stepney affixed to the bumper of the jeep. Dar claimed he was moved around 10-12 villages at the head of the convoy, which included vehicles with security personnel and polling staff, before being let off.
Sources in the army claimed Dar was picked up from a “trouble spot” and was tied up for barely 100 metres before being released.
