Dead Indian soldiers transported in cartons

[Windjammer]

On Air Force Day, Bodies Of IAF Officials Arrive In Makeshift Cartons From Tawang
Retired Lt General HS Panag's tweets led to concerns of disrespect.
08/10/2017 2:47 PM IST | Updated 8 hours ago

A tweet posted by (Retired) Lieutenant General HS Panag led to concerns over the Indian State's disrespect towards its security forces on Sunday morning.

Seven members of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Army had died in a chopper crash on Friday morning in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang. On Sunday, Panag shared a photograph of their bodies being flown back in cardboard boxes, hastily tied up with makeshift ropes. He published a couple of tweets with a scathing remark.

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  Seven young men stepped out into the sunshine yesterday, to serve their motherland. India.
  This is how they came home.
  
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  2. Seven young men stepped out into the sunshine yesterday, to serve their motherland. India.
  This is how they came home.
  
  
  
  
  His criticism of the government immediately sparked off a series of defences as well as more censure from several users of the micro-blogging sites.
  
  
  Many pointed out the contradiction between the Centre's fierce valorisation of the army and its attitude to its members after their death on the field, summarised below by journalist Nidhi Razdan's tweet.
  

 

[Windjammer]

@Areesh @nair @CriticalThought @DESERT FIGHTER @STRANGER BIRD @Taimoor Khan

 

[Khafee]

I'm not only shocked,but saddened to see this.
IT is simply outrageous, you can't do this to any human being, forget soldiers!

 

[Windjammer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/916913872354779137

 

[Trango Towers]

Indian say they are a rich country we are poor.
Shame on India.
Now they will burn the poor guys

 

[Imran Khan]

really shocking news

 

[Areesh]

Still an improvement. Last time they were sent back in a garbage truck.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/garbage-truck-for-cops-killed-in-maoist-attack-459806

 

[Rafi]

Still an improvement. Last time they were sent back in a garbage truck.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/garbage-truck-for-cops-killed-in-maoist-attack-459806

That was particularly pathetic response from the govt

 

[Laozi]

It is really a Shame

Modi Government and IAF should investigate this matter and make sure never again such insulting treatment be given to any Indian Soldier who happens to die in the line of duty.

R.I.P

 

[Trango Towers]

It is really a Shame

Modi Government and IAF should investigate this matter and make sure never again such insulting treatment be given to any Indian Soldier who happens to die in the line of duty.

R.I.P

It was an accident and even us Pakistani's think that those serving their country deserve better

 

[Mrc]

I am saddened ... this is not the way to transport mortal remainsof songs of soil who died serving their nation

 

[Suriya]

https://twitter.com/x/status/917021576675057664

https://twitter.com/x/status/917021295815954432

 

[Gurjot.S]

Troll thread with incomplete knowledge. Pics,mentioned in article ,of dead soldiers are from the site where accident took place. Bodies were taken from there and real pics are here...

 

[Windjammer]

It's rather ridiculous when some Indian members think they know more than those concerned.
I'm sure a high ranking officer is more knowledgeable in these matters than some key board warriors.
No Body Bags In Remote Areas: Controversy After Tawang Air Crash
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-...as-controversy-after-tawang-air-crash-1760247

 

[BATMAN]

Typical Pakistani mind games and false news.......tsk tsk....you guys are the only ones who actually believe this bs, post it and then comment on it ...LOL

There are names and ranks written on the card boxes.
BTW, how did they wrapped that white rope around. Were they rolling the box?