Maa Tujhe Salaam

Lt. Saurabh Kalia of 4 JAT Regiment of the Indian Armylaid down his life at the young age of 22 for the nation while guarding thefrontiers 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 andinform about Pakistani intrusion. Pakistan captured him and his patrol partyof 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 Pakistanisindulged in dastardly acts of inflicting burns on the Indians with cigarettes, piercingtheir ears with hot rods, removing their eyes befor e! puncturing them and breakingmost of the bones and teeth. They even chopped off various limbs and private organsof 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 humiliateIndia this way flouting all international norms. They proved the extent to whichthey can degrade humanity.

However, the Indian soldiers did not break whileundergoing all this unimaginable barbarism, which speaks volumes of theirpatriotism, grit, determination, tenacity and valour - something all of India should beproud 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 fallshort of our duty in safeguar d! ing the PRISONERS OF WAR AND LET THEM MEETTHE FATE OF LT. SAURABH KALIA. It may also send a demoralizing signal to thearmy personnel fighting for the Nation that our POWs in Pak cannot be taken careof. It is a matter of shame and disgust that most of Indian Human RightsOrganisations 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 andpolitical lineage to stir their conscience and rise to take this! as a NATIONAL ISSUE?International Human Rights Organisations must be approached to expose andpressure Pakistan to identify, book and punish all those who perpetrated thisheinous crime to our men in uniform.

If Pakistan is allowed to go unpunishedin this case, we can imagine the consequences.Below is the list of 5 other soldiers who preferred to die for the countryrather than open their mouths in front of enemy.
1. Sep. Arjun Ram s/o Sh. Cho k! ka 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.Iglas; Dist.Aligarh (UP)

Yours truly,
Dr. N.K. Kalia (Lt. Saurabh Kalia's father).
Saurabh Nagar, Palampur-176061
Himachal Pradesh Tel: +91 (01894) 32065

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