The Jammu and Kashmir police filed an FIR against the Indian Army for tying a man to a jeep as a human shield, the video of which sparked outrage in the Valley after it was shared few days ago. Confirming the same, deputy inspector general of police for central Kashmir, Ghulam Hassan Bhat told Hindustan Times that the FIR was registered on April 13. Dar claimed he was pulled from his motorcycle by army personnel, tied to the front of the vehicle and driven around from village to village for hours. Following the outrage over the video, the army ordered an inquiry. On Saturday, a youngster was killed in Srinagar’s Batmaloo suburb when he took a bullet to his head while security forces tried to disperse a group of stone-pelters.

Source: Hindustan Times April 16, 2017 18:33 UTC