In a barbaric act by Pakistan forces, Army junior commissioned officer (JCO) Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh and Border Security Force (BSF) head constable Prem Sagar were killed and their bodies were mutilated on Monday along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan Army team which had sneaked in about 250 metres into the Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir violating the ceasefire.
Aggrieved and agitated by the act of the Pakistani force, daughter of BSF head constable Prem Sagar demanded the government to take revenge for the death of her father. “Want 50 heads for his sacrifice,” his daughter Saroj said. She also added that the family was given no information about his death.
Deoria (UP): Family mourns demise of BSF head constable Prem Sagar, whose body was mutilated by Pakistan Army in KG Sector (J&K), yesterday pic.twitter.com/CIENQe4fyW
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Grieving the loss of their father, Simrandeep, daughter of Naib Sub Paramjit Singh said she were proud of her father. His brother, however, recalled that the martyred jawan had recently got his house constructed and was planning to move into the house. “Instead of him, now his body will enter the house, Paramjit Singh’s brother said.
My father got martyred for the country, proud of him: Simrandeep, daughter of Naib Sub Paramjit Singh, whose body was mutilated by Pak Army pic.twitter.com/6oMMd7NBfP
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The mutilation of the bodies of Indian soldiers evoked a sharp reaction from India. Backing the Indian forces, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said such attacks do not even take place even during a war. “Bodies of soldiers being mutilated is an extreme form of the barbaric act. The government of India strongly condemns this act. The whole country has full faith in our armed forces which will react appropriately to the act,” Jaitley said.
Vowing to take action against the “despicable act”, the Indian Army vowed an “appropriate” response. The incident comes just a day after Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa visited some areas along the LoC and promised support to the Kashmiris.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit evaded questions on the mutilation of Indian soldiers.
#WATCH: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit evades questions on mutilation of Indian soldiers by Pakistan Army pic.twitter.com/47q8byxmrt
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