Protester tied to Army ZEEP

Srinagar, April 15: A video of a Kashmiri youth had gone viral in the social media here on Friday

He tied to the fender of an Army jeep as a "shield" sparked a major controversy even as Army sources maintained on Friday that the man was a stone-pelter and that the move facilitated safe passage of a five-vehicle convoy without a bullet being fired.

Protests from human rights groups and criticism from most political parties after the video went viral, however, saw the Army order a probe into what was purportedly an operation to "extricate" trapped security personnel.

Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah posted pictures and a video on Twitter along with a comment: "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!"