‘Human shield’ approaches rights panel, Separatists call for Friday protests against the act

Describes Commendation Certificate to Maj Nitin Gogoi ‘illegal, against norms’ Kashmiri villager Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was made a human shield by Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi, has approached the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) with a complaint, questioning the award given to the Army officer. In his complaint before the SHRC, Dar has described the award conferred on Major Gogoi by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat as “illegal” and against the norms. Dar, 26, was tied to the bonnet of an Army jeep and paraded through villages in Budgam district…

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