Had I fired there would have been more than 12 casualties....With this idea I have saved many people's lives," Major Gogoi of 53 Rashtriya Rifles told reporters. Major Gogoi said he got a distress from an ITBP team that around 1200 people have surrounded ITBP personnel and polling staff inside Utligam polling station where petrol bombs were also being hurled. He said when they reached the spot the crowd, which included women and children, started pelting stones on them. Major Gogoi said at that time he saw a short person standing close to him who appeared to be the ring leader. Also read:Indian Army chief honours Major Gogoi who had tied Kashmiri man to his jeep as human shieldMajor who tied Kashmiri civilian to jeep given clean chit, Army brass believes he saved livesAlso watch:Tying stone-pelter to the jeep helped me save many lives: Army Major Leethul Gogoi

Source: India Today May 23, 2017 14:04 UTC