India, Aug. 4 -- SpiceJet staffer Mudasir Ahmad, who was assaulted during a routine check at Srinagar airport by an army officer, reacted to the incident, saying he was only doing his routine check, when the army officer began shouting at him and assaulted him.

Ahmad was beaten and kicked by the army officer and was left with a spinal fracture after the incident.

"He had two bags. I stopped him for checking. As soon as I asked him to the side, he started shouting," Ahmad said.

The incident occurred at the boarding gate of flight SG-386 to Delhi. Disturbing video footage of the alleged assault surfaced online on Sunday, prompting public outrage and a response from the Indian Army.

Mudasir Ahmad recalled the incident to news agency ANI,...