The trooper of 3-Rashtriya Rifles, eyewitnesses said, misbehaved with women and thrashed the male tourists with gun butts in Pahalgam. Several people including women were injured in the assault by the soldier, who was carrying a rifle at the time of the incident.
Lt Gen S.A Hasnain, AVSM, SM, VSM, GOC Chinar Corps, deployed in Srinagar, ordered a fast track enquiry and found the trooper’s involvement, said a statement issued by Indian army’s spokesman in Srinagar.
"The Army has taken strict disciplinary action against the erring soldier for misbehaviour with tourists," Indian army spokesperson J S Brar said in a statement.
The statement, however, did not mention what action was taken against the guilty trooper.
“The Army man pointed their guns on my chest and tried to shoot me. Had the locals not come to rescue me, I would have been dead by now”, an Indian tourist Sunil Mishra had told media men after the incident. The incident brought scores of taxi drivers, traders and locals on the streets, who staged strong anti-India and anti-Army demonstrations. Chanting slogans, the protesters demanded stern action against the trooper.
Meanwhile, reacting to the enquiry set by the army, civil society groups in Kashmir have said that there was nothing surprising in the move. "The Omar Abdullah regime is hyper-sensitive to tourist need and support. There is nothing surprising in the action against trooper," Khurram Pervez, Coordinator Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society, said.
Source: Kashmir Media Service
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