Editing Human shield (section)

==== Jammu and Kashmir ====
{{Main|Kashmir human shield incident}}
On 9 April 2017, during the [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)#By election 2017|Srinagar Lok Sabha by-election]], a 26-year-old man captured by the Indian Army was tied to the front of a Jeep belonging to Indian Army as a column of Indian troops was moving through a locality. The man was reportedly tied to the vehicle to dissuade other Kashmiri insurgents from hurling stones at the Indian troops. The man was accused of being involved in [[Stone pelting|throwing stones]] at Indian troops.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/investigating-video-showing-youth-tied-to-jeep-army/article18018903.ece|title=Army uses civilian as shield, sparks outrage|last=Ashiq|first=Peerzada|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Government of India stated that it would stand by the officer who took the decision to use the insurgent as a human shield.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Halder |first1=Debarati |title=Advancement of Human Rights in India: Contemporary and Emerging Challenges |date=3 May 2021 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-5388-788-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-EuEAAAQBAJ&dq=Leetul+Gogoi+%27human+shield%27&pg=PA262 |access-date=10 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> [[J&K Human Rights Commission]] asked the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] to pay 10 [[Lakh]] Rupees as compensation to the man used as human shield.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Saurav |title=10 Lakh Compensation to man used as Human Shield – J&K Human Rights Commission |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/compensation-jk-human-rights-commission |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> Jammu and Kashmir government refused to pay.<ref>{{cite news |title=J&K Govt Refuses Rs 10 Lakh Compensation to 'Human Shield' Farooq Ahmed Dar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/jk-govt-refuses-rs-10-lakh-compensation-to-human-shield-farooq-ahmed-dar-1568953.html |access-date=10 December 2021 |work=News18 |date=6 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref>