Beheading a dastardly act
Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen AK Bhatt spoke to his Pakistani counterpart and expressed grave concern over the mutilation of two Indian soldiers at Krishna Ghati and the way the patrol party was targeted.
Two soldiers, subedar Paramjit Singh and BSF constable Prem Sagar, were killed and their bodies mutilated by the Pakistani troops on Monday
New Delhi: Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen AK Bhatt spoke to his Pakistani counterpart and expressed grave concern over the mutilation of two Indian soldiers at Krishna Ghati and the way the patrol party was targeted.
Highlighting the issue of Border Action Team (BAT) training camps near the Line of Control (LoC), Bhatt blamed the Pakistan Army for providing cover fire to a BAT unit.
Pakistan, however, stuck to its initial stand and repeated that it did not mutilate the bodies.
“The DGMO of the Indian Army conveyed that such a dastardly and inhuman act is beyond any norms of civility and merits unequivocal condemnation and response,” the Army said in a statement. The DGMO also conveyed to his Pakistani counterpart that “full fire” support was provided by the Pakistani Army post located in the vicinity of the incident site.
The Army said the DGMO also conveyed India’s concerns about the presence of Border Action Team (BAT) training camps in close vicinity of the Line of Control in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
However, Pakistan Army asked India to produce “actionable evidence” on its claim that a Pakistani special forces’ team sneaked across the LoC, beheaded two Indian security personnel and mutilated their bodies.
Pakistan DGMO Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza told his Indian counterpart Lt Gen A K Bhatt that neither ceasefire violations occurred in the Sector (pointed out by India in the mutilation allegation), nor crossing of the LoC by Pakistanis troops have taken place.
“Pakistan Army is a professional military outfit and upholds the highest standards of conduct. Allegations of mutilation are an Indian attempt to divert the attention of world from situation within the Valley,” Mirza claimed.
