There is a sharp increase in tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) after a Pakistan border action team killed and mutilated the body of two Indian soldiers. Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, whose body was mutilated by the Pakistan Army, belonged to the same battalion of the Sikh regiment whose jawans had released a song challenging Pakistan in November 2016. The video soon went viral on social media.
The video which was recorded on a mobile phone, showed 5 jawans of the Sikh regiment at their post along the LoC in which one of them was singing the song in Punjabi. The name of the battalion was also mentioned in one of the stanzas of the song.
According to a report published in the Indian Express, Lt Gen SS Chahal (retd), former Director-General, Military Operations, and a former Commanding Officer of the same battalion, said I had also seen the video on social media site Facebook’.
Speaking on the enthusiasm of the battalion (Retd) Lt Gen Chahal further added that the unit was very fine and was filled with a lot of enthusiasm. ‘It is one of young battalions of the Sikh regiment and was raised in 1980. I commanded it during Operation Blue Star in Chandigarh and later in the North East,’ he further added.
Feeling anguished on the mutilation of Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, he said ‘I am sure that the Army and the battalion will avenge this act of Pakistan Army.’
Condemning the attack in strong words, Lt Gen Raj Kadyan (retd), former Deputy Chief of Army Staff said it was a ‘serious violation.’ He said it was now clear that the Pakistanis came well inside the Line of Control and this is not just a ceasefire violation but also a violation of territorial integrity.
“The Indian Army has many methods and can inflict a heavy price on the Pakistan Army,” further added Let Gen Kadyan.
