P
praveendangi
Guest
Lt. Saurabh Kalia of 4 JAT Regiment of the Indian Army
laid down his life at the young age of 22 for the
nation ,
while guarding the frontiers at Kargil. His parents,
indeed the Indian Army and nation itself, lost a
dedicated,
honest and brave son. He was the first officer to
detect and inform about Pakistani intrusion. Pakistan
captured
him and his patrol party of 5 brave men alive on May15
, 1999from the Indian side of LOC.
They were kept in captivity for three weeks and
subjected to unprecedented brutal torture, evident
from their bodies handed over by Pakistan Army on June9 ,1999 .
The Pakistanis indulged in dastardly acts of
inflicting burns on the Indians with cigarettes, piercing their ears
with hot rods, removing their eyes before puncturing
them and breaking most of the bones and teeth. They even
chopped off various limbs and private organs of the
Indian soldiers besides inflicting unimaginable physical and
mental torture. After 22 days of torture, the brave
soldiers were ultimately shot dead. A detailed post-mortem
report is with the Indian Army.
Pakistan dared to humiliate India this way flouting
all international norms. They proved the extent to
which they can degrade humanity. However, the Indian
soldiers did not break while undergoing all this
unimaginable barbarism, which speaks volumes of their
patriotism, grit, determination, tenacity and valour
âEUR" something all of India should be proud of.
Sacrificing oneself for the nation is an honour every
soldier would be proud of, but no parent, army or
nation can accept what happened to these brave sons of India.
I am afraid every parent may think twice to send their
child in the armed forces if we all fall short of our
duty in safeguarding the PRISONERS OF WAR AND LET THEM MEET
THE FATE OF LT. SAURABH KALIA.
It may also send a demoralising signal to the army
personnel fighting for the Nation that our POWs in Pak
cannot be taken care of. It is a matter of shame and disgust
that most of Indian Human Rights Organisations by and
large, showed apathy in this matter.
Through this humble submission, may I appeal to all
the civilized people irrespective of colour, caste,
region, religion and political lineage to stir their
conscience and rise to take this as a NATIONAL ISSUE?
International Human Rights Organisations must be
approached to expose and pressure Pakistan to
identify, book and punish all those who perpetrated this heinous
crime to our men in uniform. If Pakistan is allowed to
go unpunished in this case, we can imagine the
consequences.
laid down his life at the young age of 22 for the
nation ,
while guarding the frontiers at Kargil. His parents,
indeed the Indian Army and nation itself, lost a
dedicated,
honest and brave son. He was the first officer to
detect and inform about Pakistani intrusion. Pakistan
captured
him and his patrol party of 5 brave men alive on May15
, 1999from the Indian side of LOC.
They were kept in captivity for three weeks and
subjected to unprecedented brutal torture, evident
from their bodies handed over by Pakistan Army on June9 ,1999 .
The Pakistanis indulged in dastardly acts of
inflicting burns on the Indians with cigarettes, piercing their ears
with hot rods, removing their eyes before puncturing
them and breaking most of the bones and teeth. They even
chopped off various limbs and private organs of the
Indian soldiers besides inflicting unimaginable physical and
mental torture. After 22 days of torture, the brave
soldiers were ultimately shot dead. A detailed post-mortem
report is with the Indian Army.
Pakistan dared to humiliate India this way flouting
all international norms. They proved the extent to
which they can degrade humanity. However, the Indian
soldiers did not break while undergoing all this
unimaginable barbarism, which speaks volumes of their
patriotism, grit, determination, tenacity and valour
âEUR" something all of India should be proud of.
Sacrificing oneself for the nation is an honour every
soldier would be proud of, but no parent, army or
nation can accept what happened to these brave sons of India.
I am afraid every parent may think twice to send their
child in the armed forces if we all fall short of our
duty in safeguarding the PRISONERS OF WAR AND LET THEM MEET
THE FATE OF LT. SAURABH KALIA.
It may also send a demoralising signal to the army
personnel fighting for the Nation that our POWs in Pak
cannot be taken care of. It is a matter of shame and disgust
that most of Indian Human Rights Organisations by and
large, showed apathy in this matter.
Through this humble submission, may I appeal to all
the civilized people irrespective of colour, caste,
region, religion and political lineage to stir their
conscience and rise to take this as a NATIONAL ISSUE?
International Human Rights Organisations must be
approached to expose and pressure Pakistan to
identify, book and punish all those who perpetrated this heinous
crime to our men in uniform. If Pakistan is allowed to
go unpunished in this case, we can imagine the
consequences.