India has demanded the release of a fighter pilot shot down by Pakistan warplanes in a major escalation between the two nuclear powers over Kashmir.
Video showing the pilot blindfolded with blood on his face was shared by Pakistan’s information ministry. India described the images as a “vulgar display of an injured personnel”.
Social media users in India have hailed the pilot as a hero.
Others are urging both countries to show restraint, with the hashtag #SayNoToWar.
The recent aerial attacks across the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Indian and Pakistani territory in Kashmir are the first since a war in 1971.
