New Delhi: Reacting to the ceasefire violation by Pakistan, Union Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said that Pakistan army's action was "highly objectionable" and the way they treated the body of the Indian soldier was "inhuman". Antony said that the Indian government was closely monitoring the situation.
He also said that the Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) will also take up the incident with his counterpart in Pakistan. "We will take it up with the Pakistan government and our DGMO will talk to his counterpart in Pakistan. We are closely monitoring the situation," Antony said.
"Pakistan Army's action is highly provocative. The way they treated the dead bodies of Indian soldiers is inhuman. We will convey our protest to Pakistan government," the Union Minister told reporters. Pakistani soldiers on Tuesday crossed into Indian territory in Poonch sector and ambushed an Indian patrol killing two soldiers, one of whom was decapitated.
Army's Additional Director General (Public Information) Major General SL Narasimhan said on Tuesday that Northern Army Commander Lt Gen KT Parnaik visited the scene of action and confirmed that one of the two bodies was mutilated. Other sources said the heads of both the Indian soldiers - Lance Naiks, Hemraj and Sudhakar Singh - have been chopped off and one was taken away by Pakistani intruders.
The brutal nature of the attack was a chilling reminder of the brutal attack on Capt Saurabh Kalia and his team by Pakistani troops in Kaksar sector of Kargil during the 1999 conflict. The attack took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district when Pakistanis came about 100 metres into Indian territory and assaulted the patrol party. Besides killing two, they also injured two other soldiers and took away their weapons and other belongings.
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