?We went to a polling booth to check the security situation, and then some people started pelting stones at us. Then, the stone-pelters started throwing petrol bombs at us. I took that step just to save local people,? Major Gogoi said in a press briefing here. The video went viral and sparked a major controversy, with one faction condemning the Army's action while the other commended their ingenuity.

Source: dna May 23, 2017 13:07 UTC