captmanjeet
January 19th, 2006, 06:09 PM
Hi Jat Landers
I received this mail as a forwarded mail i mailed it to all my friends and then i thought of putting this here on jatand.I would appreciate it if maximum of u put few words of appreciation for the soldiers who gave there today for our tommorow.
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 May 15, 1999 from 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 June 9, 1999. The Pakistanis indulged in dastardly acts of inflicting burns on these Indian officers 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 t he 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 - 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.
Below is the list of 5 other soldiers who preferred to die for the
country rather than open their mouths in front of enemy -
1. Sep. Arjun Ram s/o Sh. Chokka Ram; Village & PO Gudi. Teh. & Dist.
Nagaur,
(Rajasthan)
2. Sep. Bhanwar Lal Bagaria h/o Smt. Santosh Devi; Village Sivelara;Teh.
& Dist.
Sikar (Rajasthan)
3. Sep. Bhikaram h/o Smt. Bhawri Devi; Village Patasar; Teh. Pachpatva;
Distt.
Barmer (Rajasthan)
4. Sep. Moola Ram h/o Smt. Rameshwari Devi; Village Katori; Teh. Jayal;
Dist. Nagaur
(Rajasthan)
5. Sep. Naresh Singh h/o Smt. Kalpana Devi; Village Chhoti Tallam; Teh.
Iglab; Dist.
Aligarh (UP)
Yours truly,
Dr. N.K. Kalia (Lt. Saurabh Kalia's father).
Saurabh Nagar,
Palampur-176061
Himachal Pradesh
Tel: +91 (01894) 32065
Please sign in by writing your name and then copy and paste it again to
forward it to your friends and relatives. Let us give some supporting
hand to Dr. Kalia in his efforts to get justice. Remember, Lt. Kalia and
his colleagues died on the front so that we could sleep peacefully in
our home.
I received this mail as a forwarded mail i mailed it to all my friends and then i thought of putting this here on jatand.I would appreciate it if maximum of u put few words of appreciation for the soldiers who gave there today for our tommorow.
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 May 15, 1999 from 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 June 9, 1999. The Pakistanis indulged in dastardly acts of inflicting burns on these Indian officers 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 t he 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 - 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.
Below is the list of 5 other soldiers who preferred to die for the
country rather than open their mouths in front of enemy -
1. Sep. Arjun Ram s/o Sh. Chokka Ram; Village & PO Gudi. Teh. & Dist.
Nagaur,
(Rajasthan)
2. Sep. Bhanwar Lal Bagaria h/o Smt. Santosh Devi; Village Sivelara;Teh.
& Dist.
Sikar (Rajasthan)
3. Sep. Bhikaram h/o Smt. Bhawri Devi; Village Patasar; Teh. Pachpatva;
Distt.
Barmer (Rajasthan)
4. Sep. Moola Ram h/o Smt. Rameshwari Devi; Village Katori; Teh. Jayal;
Dist. Nagaur
(Rajasthan)
5. Sep. Naresh Singh h/o Smt. Kalpana Devi; Village Chhoti Tallam; Teh.
Iglab; Dist.
Aligarh (UP)
Yours truly,
Dr. N.K. Kalia (Lt. Saurabh Kalia's father).
Saurabh Nagar,
Palampur-176061
Himachal Pradesh
Tel: +91 (01894) 32065
Please sign in by writing your name and then copy and paste it again to
forward it to your friends and relatives. Let us give some supporting
hand to Dr. Kalia in his efforts to get justice. Remember, Lt. Kalia and
his colleagues died on the front so that we could sleep peacefully in
our home.