Army major who 'tied' Kashmiri man to jeep honoured
From the Blog iabhopal  The incident had deepened the army-civilian divide and sparked violent  protests in the militancy-hit valley. Reports Rahul Singh of Hindustan  Times, New Delhi (India). May 22, 2017 Indian Standard Time  An army major, who was in the eye of a storm for allegedly tying a Kashmiri  man to a jeep to use him as a human shield, has been awarded the army  chief's commendation card. Confirming the development, army spokesperson  Colonel Aman Anand said the officer had been awarded the Chief of Army  Staff's Commendation (COAS) card for "sustained efforts in CI (counter  insurgency) operations".   The army found itself in the middle of a firestorm after the surfacing of a  video clip that showed a man tied to the fender of a Rakshak jeep and  paraded through villages. A day after the video clippakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full PostComments
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