Video shows youth allegedly tied to army jeep; Omar calls it ''shocking''

Srinagar, April 14

A video in which a youth was allegedly tied to an army jeep to use as a human shield against stone pelting went viral on social media on Friday.

A video was reportedly shot in Beerwah area of Budgam district, where protesters disrupted voting during Sunday's by-elections to Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency by pelting stones.

It is being widely shared on social networks in Kashmir and drawing condemnation.

Here's the video as well. A warning can be heard saying stone pelters will meet this fate. This requires an urgent inquiry & follow up NOW!! pic.twitter.com/qj1rnCVazn

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) April 14, 2017

"This young man was TIED to the front of an army jeep to make sure no stones were thrown at the jeep? This is just so shocking!" former chief minister Omar Abdullah said in a tweet, calling the incident "shocking".

Abdullah, who represents Beerwah seat in the state assembly, said while he understood the outrage generated across the country by a video in which CRPF personnel was heckled by protestors, he was outraged that the video of youth tied to jeep was not generating same anger.

"I understand the outrage the CRPF video generated. I'm also outraged that the video of the youth on the jeep won't generate the same anger.

"Let's see channels going ballistic and having discussions with outraged panelists now. Probably not since 'Kashmir is ours' hell with Kashmiris," the former chief minister said.

Abdullah demanded an inquiry into the incident.

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"A warning can be heard saying stone pelters will meet this fate. This requires an urgent inquiry and follow up NOW!" he added.

Army and defence officials were not immediately available for comment.

This comes on the heels of two other videos of from election day: one in which a CRPF trooper on election duty being heckled and assaulted and the second in which a stone-pelting protester is shot dead by security forces personnel from close range outside a polling station.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has asked for reports about action taken over "disturbing" videos of three "unacceptable" incidents from Budgam on the day of by-elections for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. — PTI