A video of a youth tied to the front of a moving army jeep as a shield to avoid stone pelting has evoked anger among people, including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Omar, who is also MLA Beerwah, posted the photographs and a video of the incident on his Twitter account, and called for an “urgent inquiry”.
“This young man was TIED to the front of an army jeep to make sure no stones were thrown at the jeep? This is just so shocking!,” Omar tweeted.
Responding to a tweet from Tavleen Singh who asked him to “also tweet the video of armed CRPF jawans not responding violently despite abuse from Kashmiri boys”, Omar wrote: “You are going to use that video (youth showing CRPF men heckling) to justify this action. So we should expect no better from the army than from stone pelters?”
Responding to the “outrage” among India over the “CRPF video”, Omar said: “I understand the outrage the CRPF video generated. I’m also outraged that the video of the youth on the jeep won’t generate the same anger.”