‘Militants’ killed in Machil were hunters?

[Areesh]

Srinagar, Aug 6: A clash along the Line of Control in Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on July 30—in which Army claimed to have killed four infiltrators— has come under cloud following reports that the killed men were hunters.

Police said the matter would be investigated if the Defence Ministry asks the Ministry of Home Affairs to look into the complaint.

After the encounter, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh had said that two infiltration bids were foiled in the frontier district of Kupwara, leading to killing of five militants. “Five to six heavy armed militants tried to infiltrate in Machil sector of Kupwara district. Two of them have been killed and the rest ran back across the LoC,” he had said. That evening, an Army official said two more militants were killed in the Machil encounter, taking the toll of militants killed to four.

Highly placed sources, however, told Greater Kashmir that following a news report in a Pakistan-based daily on August 4 that “four men hailing from Kashmir (Pakistan Administered Kashmir) were kidnapped by Indian armed forces near Neelam Valley,” the entire Machil operation has now come under cloud.
The Express Tribune reported on August 4 that the four men “were plucking herbs near the Line of Control when they were kidnapped by Indian forces who entered the area.”
“The four men were identified as Zafran Ghulam Sarwar, Shazaman, Wajid Akbar and Mohammad Faisal,” the report said.
While Army is tight-lipped on the issue, police in Jammu and Kashmir say it will investigate the complaint only if the Ministry of Home Affairs directs the same.
The J&K’s Director General of Police Ashok Prasad said police can investigate the complaint on directions from the MHA “since the matter pertains to the Defence Ministry.” “If Pakistan lodges the protest at the diplomatic level, the complaint can be probed,” he said. “The matter (Machil complaint) is in our notice but we can’t probe it until that country takes up the matter on diplomatic level.”
Prasad said musk hunting takes place on other side of the area where the July 30 clash took place.

Militants killed in Machil were hunters Lastupdate:- Wed, 7 Aug 2013 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com

And this is what I said a few days ago on another thread.

A few fake encounters and then a few chakra medals on the way.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/strate...-four-kashmiri-neelum-valley.html#post4599579

And then people complain that Pakistanis don't show respect towards dead Indian soldiers. Indian army is so predictable.

 

[Areesh]

@Dance @Armstrong @PWFI @Aeronaut @ RescueRanger @Strigon @chauvunist @Icarus @nuclearpak @474474 @idune @mafiya @Windjammer @SHAMK9 @Pakistanisage @Leader

 

[Bratva]

Indians be like, " Pakistani's have gone bonkers that they think we kidnap ordinary civilians from LOC now"

On your bloddy liar faces, Indians. Tired of their and thier MEDIA BS

 

[SHAMK9]

Pathetic people

 

[jayron]

Herb pickers became hunters now? These people manage to do the most leisurely activities in one of the most militarized borders in the world.

 

[Icewolf]

Pakistan shouldn't hesitate to admit that it killed those 5 soldiers...

And India should realize we are not BD or Nepal where any idiot in uniform can **** a gun and fire at civilians or secuirty forces. You do that, and we will respond 5x harder, as seen here.

 

[jayron]

Pakistan shouldn't hesitate to admit that it killed those 5 soldiers...

And India should realize we are not BD or Nepal where any idiot in uniform can **** a gun and fire at civilians or secuirty forces. You do that, and we will respond 5x harder, as seen here.

That philosophy doesn't seem to be working with TTP has it? They are the ones hitting you 5 times harder every time you take one of them.

 

[Icewolf]

That philosophy doesn't seem to be working with TTP has it? They are the ones hitting you 5 times harder every time you take one of them.

They are cave monkeys and specialize in cheap attacks.
Pakistan doesn't.
We will attack you, and leave behind a made in Pakistan shirt or two...

 

[jayron]

They are cave monkeys and specialize in cheap attacks.
Pakistan doesn't.
We will attack you, and leave behind a made in Pakistan shirt or two...

Did your army learn the ambushing cheap attack tricks from those cave monkeys?

 

[Icewolf]

Did your army learn the ambushing cheap attack tricks from those cave monkeys?

LeT is your fed-and-bred monster. So is IM. Not ours.

 

[Areesh]

Herb pickers became hunters now? These people have manage to do the most leisurely activities in one of the most militarized borders in the world.

They always do that for living. Even the news say that. It is not our problem if you are ignorant about it. You can remain in denial. For us IA just acted just according to our expectations.

 

[jayron]

They always do that for living. Even the news say that. It is not our problem if you are ignorant about it. You can remain in denial. For us IA just acted just according to our expectations.

If you expected that, why would you let civilians pick herbs along the militarized border? Isn't it asking for trouble?

LeT is your fed-and-bred monster. So is IM. Not ours.

You didn't answer my question. Hasn't your army used the same tactic that you called cheap tactics used by cave monkeys?

 

[rockstarIN]

herb collectors-->hunters---->ice hockey players (tomorrow)?

 

[illusion8]

What a load of cr@p .......as usual.

 

[Areesh]

If you expected that, why would you let civilians pick herbs along the militarized border? Isn't it asking for trouble?

It is there land. They have been living in those areas since decades. This is there way of life. We can't stop them to earn there livelihood just because of someone's urge for fake encounters.