Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 20: The Indian Army today returned three teenagers to Pakistani troops who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and were apprehended in Poonch sector a day before.
“This shows that the Indian Army is not only ever alert on the LoC but at the same time also treats innocent civilians with compassion and care,” Lt Col Devender Anand, PRO (Defence) said after repatriation of three children to Pakistan army by the Indian troops from cross-LoC point of Chakkan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district,
Aged 9-17, the three children were apprehended by the Indian Army when they crossed LoC in Poonch sector a day before through their well coordinated effective surveillance network. Fourth child ran back to Pakistan and wasn’t fired upon by the troops after realizing that he was a teenager.
On interaction, the children disclosed that they belonged to Chhatra and Troti Dharamshal villages falling close to the LoC in Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) and had crossed the line for fishing.
“The children were treated very humanely and compassionately beholding finest traditions of the Indian Army,” the Defence spokesman said, adding they were today safely repatriated to PoJK from Chakkan-Da-Bagh.
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