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Indian Army Drags Dead Militant By Chains In Kashmir, Rights Activists Call It 'Barbaric'

The Indian Army soldiers dragged a dead militant by chains tethered to his legs, with people in Kashmir calling the act another instance of brutal human rights violation.

Indian Army Drags Dead Militant By Chains In Kashmir, Rights Activists Call It 'Barbaric'
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The Indian Army was accused of 바카라œbarbarism바카라 as pictures surfaced on Friday of soldiers dragging on a tarred road a dead militant by chains tethered to his legs, with people in Kashmir calling the act another instance of brutal human rights violation.

The army바카라”already facing a raft of allegations over rights violations in the insurgency-hit state바카라”has yet to issue a statement on the latest controversy that erupted after soldiers and policemen killed three militants at Dhirti village near the Kakryal area of southwest Kashmir바카라™s Reasi district on Thursday morning.

The joint operation was conducted after militants fired at policemen in a café and escaped into the woods in Jhajjar Kotli along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu district the previous day. The fugitives were later detected and engaged at Dhirti.

The photo of the militant, supine and facedown with soldiers pulling the chain tied to his legs, was widely circulated on Friday and attracted widespread condemnation.

Outlook tried contacting the Indian army, but hasn't received any reply yet.

바카라œBarbaric. This explains Indian army's human rights conduct바카라Š바카라 tweets activist Khurram Pervez.

Fellow activist Shrimoyee posted the picture with her comments: 바카라œHorrific images of desecration/ disrespect to bodies of enemy combatants killed in combat (gun battle with their Indian soldiers). This is a war crime.바카라

This is not the first time the army is facing allegations of mistreating dead militants. Shabir Hussain, an editor with a local English magazine, in his Facebook post writes: 바카라œThis is a naked parade of Indian Army바카라™s human rights record in Kashmir.바카라

A similar remark came from Hameedah Nayeem, who teaches English literature at the University of Kashmir. 바카라œThe most barbaric conduct of the 바카라˜most professional바카라™ Indian Army. Have a look. Even the vilest person would respect the dead body. This conduct fetches awards and trophies in India! Any surprises?바카라Â 

The 바카라œawards바카라 were in reference to another controversy that drew international attention when it happened in April 2017. A video showed an army major driving a jeep with a man, a weaver who had gone to vote in elections, tied to the bonnet as a human shield against stone-throwing protesters. The officer was later decorated with a medal for his exemplary service in Kashmir.

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