A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on vide...
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan’s army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
India has not confirmed the pilot’s identity. Indian media have given his name as Abhinandan Varthaman. In one video posted on social media, a Pakistani soldier ankle-deep in a stream of water in the disputed Kashmir region can be seen shielding the pilot from angry villagers and shouting “enough” as they pummel his bloodied face and strike blows against his limp body.
“The officers of the Pakistani Army have looked after me well, they are thorough gentlemen,” he said.India’s foreign ministry branded Pakistan’s videos as a “vulgar display” of an injured airman, saying they violated international humanitarian law and the Geneva convention. After Pakistan’s government released a picture of the downed pilot, social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp were inundated with old videos and photos of him.
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