It was a self made and believed propaganda by Pak army back then circulated so that they don't have to surrender infront of Mukti bahini and hand over their weapons. They found surrendering to indian forces much more palatable and less humiliating than a guerrilla forces.
Exactly. This is the same thing I have been saying and some Pakistani users keep trolling.
Also I believe that Niazi invited Indian army to save their a.ss from himation so Indian army joined. I know it's sounds like conspiracy theory , but I just think it could be true.
Even without Indian naval blockade it was not easy to send aid from Pakistan ( formerly west Pakistan) because India already blocked the air root and sea root is 3270 miles long.
And I believe any aid from Pakistan would be blocked by Mukti Bahini,
same as Ziaur Rahman looted Pakistani weapons and used in freedom fight ( nowadays that BAL govt shamelessly deny) , so any aid from west Pakistan would be hijacked by Mukti Bahini .
That's the reason I think Niazi made a pact with aurora and invited Indian army.
Indian navy imposed a naval blockade that was
not necessary at all to block any aid from 3279 miles.
So yes everything was a plan between Indian army and loser Niazi Yahyah and Bhutto axis.
Mukti Bahini's leadership was entirely formed by professional soldiers deserted from Pak army after the genocide commenced at 25th March. Mukti Bahini was an informal name. The formal name is 'Bangladesh forces' which is written in the 'Instrument of Surrender' and it was under the provisional govt. of Bangladesh in Mujibnagar, Meherpur
Exactly. So other troops trained by BSF ( as Indians chest beat) never participated in our war before Indian army came.
Like Mujib Bahini ,who had no relationship with Bangabadhu sheikh Mujib.
But Pak army behaved as it is some kind of marauding gang of goons and dacoite devoid of any understanding about the rules and norms of the war. It was not about getting lynched by Mukti Bahini, but facing trial and the added humiliation of surrendering to a lesser forces which made the Pak army to circulate that kind of propaganda
Exactly ! I whole heartedly agree. Look brother , in 25 march midnight they started operation searchlight on their own civilians and also by trying to disarming Bengali soldiers!
Later the declaration of independence came after the heinous act. And later it continued.
But look what now Indians are trying to propagate.
They are trying to propagate that Mukti Bahini would destroy them,that mean Indians are just trying to show our liberation force/ Bangla force as uncivilised goons!
That's the reason they dare to call it as India Pakistan war and surprisingly
some Bangladeshi still believe that India liberated us.
What a great insult to our heroes . What kind of people are they!
As the ethno-linguistic cousins, Indian army totally swayed by their argument and even allowed them to carry personal firearm after surrender.
Yes agree. But about the looting even from civilians are also true I believe. As there are some references in the op too.
But anyway if Pakistan army let them take the weapons , still it's looting.
As it's belong to us.
If Indian army was burglar , then Pakistan army who started operation searchlight by tagging Bengalis as Indian stooge and by trying to disarming Bengali soldiers were not firishta either, but they were murderer and against them we declared war after 25th march midnight massacre!
So you know birds of a feather flock together.
But loot is loot , and India army looted and Pakistan army was accomplice of the looting ,since they surrendered to Indians.
But yes surely I never blame common people of Pakistan for anything , as they had no clue what was happening in
eastern front , there was no internet for everyone that time like present days .
But that's different argument.
@Homo Sapiens
MAG Osmani's helicopter very conveniently crashed a few days before the signing ceremony and he was unable to attend because of his injuries.
It was a master plan to prevent him joining the ceremony.