Major Gogoi

Indian Army rewarding Major Gogoi for using civilian as human shield 'undermines stature' of military, says Human Rights Watch

A human rights organisation has criticised the Indian Army for awarding a commendation to one of its officers who used a civilian as a human shield in Kashmir

Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat defends use of human shield in Kashmir, says dirty war to be fought through innovation

Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat has defended the human shield incident in Kashmir, saying that that troops need innovative ways to fight against the 'dirty war'

Kashmir human shield row: Separatists call for protests tomorrow

Separatists have called for peaceful protests in Kashmir on Friday against the "inhuman act" of an Army officer tying a man to a jeep as a human shield against stone-pelters and then honouring him.

Major Leetul Gogoi, officer who tied Kashmiri man to army jeep, honoured for counter-insurgency ops

The award for Major Gogoi is seen as a backing of his action even as the Army maintained that an enquiry is underway in human shield row