Video: Indian troops tied Kashmiri youth in front of jeep

Video: Indian troops tied Kashmiri youth in front of jeep

Srinagar (Web Desk): A video showing a Kashmiri youth being used as a human shield by the Indian army in held-Kashmir.

The clip shows a young man tied in front of an army vehicle in what seems to be an apparent attempt to shield the Indian army from protestors. In the background, an army soldier can be heard saying: “Those who throw stones will meet the same fate.”

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted the video, noting that: "A warning can be heard saying that stone pelters [in held Kashmir] will meet this fate. This requires an urgent inquiry and follow up now."

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Abdullah expressed his outrage at the incident in a series of tweets