Just last month, video footage of a young man tied to the front of an army vehicle being paraded in villages located in central Kashmir's Budgam district went viral. On Monday, Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied the young man to the front of the vehicle was awarded the army chief’s commendation card. Colonel Aman Anand, an army spokesperson, said in a
India Awards Army Officer Who Used Human Shield In Kashmir
Officials defended the inhumane act of using a human shield as a measure to save its personnel from protesters’ stone-pelting.