SRINAGAR: The Army has taken cognisance of a video showing troops dishonouring the bodies of two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in an encounter, a spokesperson said on Saturday.
The two militants, Lashkar commander Abu Ismail and his associate Abu Qasim, were killed in Aribagh area of Nowgam on the outskirts of the city in Srinagar on Thursday.
A video in which soldiers can be seen trampling over the bodies went viral on social media.
The video shows bodies being dragged from the site of the encounter into a lane. Army has taken cognisance of the video and suitable action will follow, said Srinagar-based Defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia.
Ismail and Qasim were killed by forces in a brief gunfight on Thursday.
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