Srinagar: Police in Jammu and Kashmir have filed an FIR against a unit of the Indian Army in connection with a video that showed a man being tied to an Army jeep, allegedly as a ‘shield’ against stone-pelters, during the polling day violence on April 9.
PTI has identified the man as one Farooq Dar.
He alleged he was picked up by an Army contingent that wanted to enter Beerwah village with the polling staff and tied with ropes to the front of the vehicle, officials said.
The video showed the thickset man sporting a beard strapped to the bonnet while seated on the stepney affixed to the bumper of the jeep. Dar claimed he was moved around 10-12 villages at the head of the convoy, which included vehicles with security personnel and polling staff, before being let off.
Sources in the army claimed Dar was picked up from a "trouble spot" and was tied up for barely 100 metres before being released.
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