'Major Leetul Gogoi, who was felicitated by the Indian Army for the 'human shield' incident, speaks on the issue. The Major said he managed to rescue 4 civil polling staff, 7 ITBP personnel and 1 Jammu and Kashmir police constable. Seeing our vehicle stuck in mud as we tried to move out of there, locals started stone pelting again. "The idea of tying Farooq Dar to the jeep brought stone pelting to a halt. But just by tying him to the jeep, not only did I managed to stop stone pelting, but also saved many lives", he added.

Source: India Today May 23, 2017 14:26 UTC