Man Tied To Jeep

An Army officer was briefly detained by the police after an altercation at a Srinagar hotel over allowing the entry of a Kashmiri woman. The officer, Major Leetul Gogoi, who triggered a major row last year when he tied a civilian to the bonnet of his vehicle, was later handed over to his army unit.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission will next month hear an appeal against state government's refusal to act on the commission order awarding Rs 10-lakh compensation to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by an Army officer earlier this year.

Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was tied to an army jeep and paraded during the violence-hit April 9 by-polls in Srinagar, had cast his vote before he was used as a "human shield", a police investigation has confirmed.

Army chief General Bipin Rawat, who recently gave a Commendation Card to Major Leetul Gogoi -- the officer who tied a man to the bonnet of a jeep while rescuing a group of election officials during assembly elections in Srinagar -- today said innovative tactics were required for Kashmir, where a "dirty war" is on.

Army Chief Bipin Rawat's Commendation Card for Major Leetul Gogoi - the officer who tied a man to the bonnet of a jeep while rescuing a group of election officials in Srinagar - has widened the rift between the ruling allies of Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP and the BJP.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley hit out at those who have criticised an Army Major for tying a man to the bonnet of his jeep last month as he evacuated election officials from a polling booth attacked by hundreds of stone-throwing protesters in Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar.

A day after Major Leetul Gogoi was honoured by the Army, a protester - Farooq Ahmad Dar- whom the officer had tied to the bonnet of a jeep to save his men and election officials while moving through a violence-hit area in Srinagar last month, said he had gone to the area to cast his ballot, not to join the protests. Major Gogoi, however, said, "It ...

When Major Leetul Gogoi arrived at a polling station in Srinagar last month in response to an SOS from poll officials and security personnel trapped inside, his team was attacked by a 1000 -strong group of protesters, who hurled stones and petrol bombs at them.

Major Gogoi has been in news ever since he placed a Kashmiri man, later identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar, on the bonnet of his jeep during recent protests in Kashmir on April 9. The video of the incident sparked a major debate.

Punjab Chief Minister, Congress's Captain Amarinder Singh, today welcomed the Army's Chief's Commendation Card for Major Leetul Gogoi, the officer who placed a Kashmiri man on the bonnet of his jeep during the recent protests in Kashmir.

The Chief Of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has awarded Major Leetul Gogoi, the officer who placed a Kashmiri man on the bonnet of his jeep during recent protests in Kashmir, with a Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card.

When the former General Officer Commanding of Northern Command Lt General HS Panag was called an ant-national recently for criticising the alleged use of a Kashmiri weaver as a human shield from stone pelting, he had a unique way of dealing with the abuse. Faced with over 2,000-odd tweets threatening to beat him, or questioning his knowledge of Kas...

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, the government's chief legal advisor, has asked why there is "so much noise" over armymen tying a man in Kashmir to the front of a military jeep as a "human shield" against protesters throwing stones at the vehicle.

The police in Jammu and Kashmir have filed a First Information Report or FIR against the Army for tying a man to a jeep allegedly as a "human shield" against protesters who took on security forces in the Valley over by-elections held last week.

A young man is tied to an army jeep that moves in a convoy in a widely-shared video from Kashmir that has sparked anger. The man was a protester who was used as a shield against his stone-throwing comrades on the day of the violence-hit Srinagar by-election, the army claims.

An Army officer was briefly detained by the police after an altercation at a Srinagar hotel over allowing the entry of a Kashmiri woman. The officer, Major Leetul Gogoi, who triggered a major row last year when he tied a civilian to the bonnet of his vehicle, was later handed over to his army unit.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission will next month hear an appeal against state government's refusal to act on the commission order awarding Rs 10-lakh compensation to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by an Army officer earlier this year.

Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was tied to an army jeep and paraded during the violence-hit April 9 by-polls in Srinagar, had cast his vote before he was used as a "human shield", a police investigation has confirmed.

Army chief General Bipin Rawat, who recently gave a Commendation Card to Major Leetul Gogoi -- the officer who tied a man to the bonnet of a jeep while rescuing a group of election officials during assembly elections in Srinagar -- today said innovative tactics were required for Kashmir, where a "dirty war" is on.

Army Chief Bipin Rawat's Commendation Card for Major Leetul Gogoi - the officer who tied a man to the bonnet of a jeep while rescuing a group of election officials in Srinagar - has widened the rift between the ruling allies of Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP and the BJP.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley hit out at those who have criticised an Army Major for tying a man to the bonnet of his jeep last month as he evacuated election officials from a polling booth attacked by hundreds of stone-throwing protesters in Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar.

A day after Major Leetul Gogoi was honoured by the Army, a protester - Farooq Ahmad Dar- whom the officer had tied to the bonnet of a jeep to save his men and election officials while moving through a violence-hit area in Srinagar last month, said he had gone to the area to cast his ballot, not to join the protests. Major Gogoi, however, said, "It ...

When Major Leetul Gogoi arrived at a polling station in Srinagar last month in response to an SOS from poll officials and security personnel trapped inside, his team was attacked by a 1000 -strong group of protesters, who hurled stones and petrol bombs at them.

Major Gogoi has been in news ever since he placed a Kashmiri man, later identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar, on the bonnet of his jeep during recent protests in Kashmir on April 9. The video of the incident sparked a major debate.

Punjab Chief Minister, Congress's Captain Amarinder Singh, today welcomed the Army's Chief's Commendation Card for Major Leetul Gogoi, the officer who placed a Kashmiri man on the bonnet of his jeep during the recent protests in Kashmir.

The Chief Of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has awarded Major Leetul Gogoi, the officer who placed a Kashmiri man on the bonnet of his jeep during recent protests in Kashmir, with a Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card.

When the former General Officer Commanding of Northern Command Lt General HS Panag was called an ant-national recently for criticising the alleged use of a Kashmiri weaver as a human shield from stone pelting, he had a unique way of dealing with the abuse. Faced with over 2,000-odd tweets threatening to beat him, or questioning his knowledge of Kas...

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, the government's chief legal advisor, has asked why there is "so much noise" over armymen tying a man in Kashmir to the front of a military jeep as a "human shield" against protesters throwing stones at the vehicle.

The police in Jammu and Kashmir have filed a First Information Report or FIR against the Army for tying a man to a jeep allegedly as a "human shield" against protesters who took on security forces in the Valley over by-elections held last week.

A young man is tied to an army jeep that moves in a convoy in a widely-shared video from Kashmir that has sparked anger. The man was a protester who was used as a shield against his stone-throwing comrades on the day of the violence-hit Srinagar by-election, the army claims.