Overview

• On June 24, a Kashmiri man accused of stealing ₹40,000 was stripped, handcuffed and paraded through Jammu’s Bakshi Nagar with a garland of shoes before being made to sit on a police jeep.
• Viral videos of the incident prompted SSP Joginder Singh to condemn the act as unprofessional and order a departmental inquiry into the actions of Bakshi Nagar police personnel.
• The Sub-Divisional Police Officer City North has been instructed to complete the probe within a week to determine disciplinary measures.
• Critics warn this marks the second public shaming by Jammu police in a month and argue that such practices breach due process and endanger civil liberties.
• Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq compared the episode to a 2017 case of army public humiliation and questioned whether Kashmiris face targeted indignities.