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India will retaliate to soldiers' mutilation at time and place of choosing: Indian vice-COAS

Statement comes days after Pakistan rubbished allegations of mutilating Indian soldiers’ bodies

News Desk May 03, 2017

An Indian army soldier patrols along a highway on the outskirts of Srinagar, September 29, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Indian Army on Wednesday said it will retaliate against Pakistani forces alleged mutilation of Indian soldiers' bodies at a time and place of its choosing.

"Pakistani forces have done the killing and mutilation, they have to take responsibility and face the consequences", The Hindu quoted Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lt Gen Sarath Chand as saying. Chand said the Indian army would not discuss its plans in public.

Pak Army rubbishes India's claim of mutilating soldiers' bodies along LoC

“We will do it at the time and place of our choosing,” he added. Further, blaming Pakistan Army for the attack on its soldiers along the Line of Control (LoC), Chand questioned, "They said today their forces have not done it. Then who has done it? They have done it and they have to take responsibility and face the consequences."

According to a source, local action will continue as per routine, but "a major retaliation will be a well-thought-out one."

On Monday, Indian army claimed that Pakistani forces killed two Indian soldiers and mutilated their bodies along the LoC. It said the Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district, and members of Border Action Team (BAT) attacked a patrolling party.

Indian firing along LoC injures two civilians

However, the Pakistan Army rubbished the allegations. “Pakistan Army did not commit any ceasefire violation on the Line of Control or a BAT [Border Action Team] action in the Buttal sector (Indian Krishna Ghatti Sector) as alleged by India,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.

This article originally appeared on The Hindu.

COMMENTS (10)

326 | 7 years ago | Reply Does this mean, India is accepting a successful surgical strike by Pakistan in India? When India did surgical strike, Pakistan didnt accept that. India had to give fake medals to its troops for the world to know about the strike. India even tried creating a fake film of the strike as a proof. Where as Pakistan did a surgical strike and not accepting it. But India is trying to prove to the world that Pakistan did it even though Pakistan is not accepting. How can India be that dumb. How can India prove to her tax payers that their army is a big pile of crap where enemy comes in, kills their soldiers, "mutilates" their bodies and walks back to Pakistan unharmed and meanwhile Indian army was busy making videos about the quality of food being served. What a shame!

Aleem | 7 years ago | Reply Every two years this nonsense about "mutilation" of bodies come up. As if Pakistanis are animals and take pleasure in chopping ears and noses off. GoI should stop deceiving their public. Islamically and militarily, we have never had a precedence for mutilating bodies. Show the pictures if this is such a big issue. If they have been hit by artillery or machine gun fire upclose, their bodies are bound to be shredded. Secondly, what about the many Pakistani soldiers that have been mutilated by the Indian troops in the past? Its a well known thing that Indians have done the same and more in contravention of the Geneva convention. If they mutilate Pakistani troops, then there will be payback for them as well.

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Fahim | 7 years ago | Reply Wow..you said you did surgical strikes. We replied, you came into Pakistan, attacked in, gunfired ppl, took their bodies and left to India. Quedtion: During all this we were sleeping? Again, you say Paki troops came in, killed your men, mutilated them and flee. Question: During all this you were sleeping? Who are you making fools!

LOL | 7 years ago | Reply Pak soldiers went inside india. killed their men, mutilated their bodies. came back without anyone noticing. was all BSF sleeping ? or is Pak Army too good for BSF ?

Ali | 7 years ago | Reply India, the world's largest "democracy", blinds, kills and maims protesters armed with only rocks and stones in Kashmir and the media there hardly raises a whimper.

Funny | 7 years ago | Reply Much drama and fury from India without proof. Ok, we understand they don't want to talk with us. So be it but stop theatrics.

Zubair | 7 years ago | Reply This is called surgical strike with proof

XoF | 7 years ago | Reply 1st of all please do try your repeated failed wish. 2ndly if you want a peacefull solution fo invite the UN Neutral observer group to decide.

Asad | 7 years ago | Reply Indian government and army is making Indians fools and that is not new. They did it by claiming surgical strikes without a proof and now this.

Abc | 7 years ago | Reply Lol. You can only talk. Do whatever u can do

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