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Indian beheading of Pakistani Soldiers
On the of latest edition, (telecast a few hours ago, on the evening of the 15th of January, 2013) of The Buck Stops Here, (a flagship news show on NDTV anchored by Barkha Dutt) India-Pakistan:Another Tipping Point, Admiral (Retd.) Ramdas, former chief of the Indian Navy said he knew that Indian forces have beheaded Pakistani soldiers in the past. Gen. (Retd.) V.P. Malik, former chief of the Indian Army contradicted him, and said this had never happened. Barkha Dutt was silent on this matter.
Below is a summary of some highlights of the discussion.
Around 21:15 minutes into the programme, Admiral Ramdas says, Beheading of Troops has been going on from both sides has been for some time, I mean there is evidence of this
Barkha Dutt, eager to change the subject, nervously interjects and says I want you to comment, Sir, on Sporting and Cultural ties, because that is what has been hit today
. Why is she so anxious to change the subject? Is it because Admiral Ramdas is clearly speaking about something she personally does not want spoken about?
Then, a little later, Ms. Dutt asks Gen. Malik to speak, she also asks him to talk whether Sporting and Cultural Ties should become the fall-guy.
Gen. V.P. Malik says (around 24:40 minutes into the program),
And I dont agree with Admiral (Ram) Das that both sides have been doing this, I would like to see anybody give me one instance where this kind of inhuman act has been done by the Indian army
I know that with great respect, we not only buried their bodies with great respect
we returned any body that they asked for.
Barkha Dutt knows what Admiral Ramdas was talking about. As has been pointed out before on Kafila, she has written about it (the decapitation of Pakistani soldiers by the Indian army during the Kargil conflict in the summer of 1999) herself in Himal magazine (June, 2001).
I had to look three times to make sure I was seeing right. Balanced on one knee, in a tiny alley behind the armys administrative offices, I was peering through a hole in a corrugated tin sheet. At first glance, all I could see were some leaves. I looked harder and amidst all the green, there was a hint of blackit looked like a moustache. Look again, said the army colonel, in a tone that betrayed suppressed excitement. This time, I finally saw.
It was a head, the disembodied face of a slain soldier nailed onto a tree. The boys got it as a gift for the brigade, said the colonel, softly, but proudly.