Lt. Saurabh Kalia of 4 JAT Regiment of the Indian Army(POW)

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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 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 - 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,

AJ

New Orleans
USA