SHRC asks J&K govt. to give ₹10 lakh as compensation to 'human shield'

The Commission refuses to direct the Army in the case, saying: " it doesn’t have jurisdiction over the army."

July 10, 2017 03:30 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 10:45 pm IST - Srinagar

Farooq Ahmed Dar, who was tied on an Army vehicle as a human shield.

Farooq Ahmed Dar, who was tied on an Army vehicle as a human shield.

Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairman Juctice Bilal Nazki on Monday directed the State government to provide ₹10 lakh as compensation to the civilian used as a 'human shield' by the Army earlier this year.

 

"The State government should provide ₹10 lakh compensation to the victim, Farooq Ahmad Dar," the SHRC observed.

The SHRC, however, refused to direct the Army in the case, saying: "it does not have jurisdiction over the Army."

Mr. Dar was tied to the bonnet of an Army vehicle and taken around through several villages on April 9 in Budgam during the bypoll to the parliamentary seat of Srinagar.

The incident elicited sharp reactions from the civil society but the Army backed the Major involved in the case.

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