Author: Hemant Bijapurkar
Publication: Opindia.com
Date: April 17, 2017
URL:   http://www.opindia.com/2017/04/sports-persons-come-out-in-support-of-armed-forces-in-kashmir-in-midst-of-video-wars/

Recently citizens were shocked after a video dated 9th April surfaced in which Kashmiri youths were seen assaulting CRPF Jawans who showed extreme restraint and did not react to their constant badgering. This had prompted various sportspersons like Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Mohammad Kaif to come out and show solidarity with the paramilitary forces.

This though didn’t go down well with some, which resulted in Gambhir getting attacked by trolls and Sehwag getting his words twisted by a media house.

A few days after the incident with the paramilitary forces, the army came up with a novel way of dealing with stone pelters and other protesters when it proceeded to tie up a pelter in front of its jeep to discourage others from throwing stones.

This innovative measure by the Army received flak from some commentators from the left, but also received the support of the various sports-persons who gave a thumbs up to the Army’s actions.

Wrestler Babita Phogat and Yogeshwar Dutt made statements:

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Babita Phogat @BabitaPhogat
कश्मीर में सेना ने जीप के आगे पत्थरबाज को बाँधा मैं इसका घोर विरोध करती हूँ,😡😡

आजु- बाजु और पीछे भी बाँधो पत्थर तो किधर से भी आ सकता है।☺😂😂 https://twitter.com/dna/status/853588704681709568 …
6:33 PM - 16 Apr 2017

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Babita Phogat @BabitaPhogat
जीप पर बैठे शख्श को बेकसूर सिद्ध करने की बातें हो रही हैं
कभी उस सैनिक के बारे मे भी चर्चा करवा दीजिए जिस पर थप्पड़ और लात बरसे।#IndianArmy
11:02 AM - 16 Apr 2017

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News18 @CNNnews18
Security forces should be given free hand to deal with such elements, otherwise it won't stop: @DuttYogi on CRPF jawan attacked in J&K
1:41 PM - 16 Apr 2017

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ANI Digital @ani_digital
Anyone misbehaving with our soldiers should be shot dead: Yogeshwar Dutt

Read @ANI_news story: http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail-Ng/MzA5NTM2/anyone-misbehaving-with-our-soldiers-should-be-shot-dead-yogeshwar-dutt.html …
4:28 PM - 16 Apr 2017
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Even ex-armyperson and athlete Surendra Poonia also made a strong statement:

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Surendra Poonia @MajorPoonia
Those idiots who celebrate n support #StonePelters n separatist r no less than terrorists !They r parasite eating nation from inside @adgpi https://twitter.com/kavita_krishnan/status/853064543227871232 …
1:48 PM - 15 Apr 2017

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