DGMOs of India, Pak speak; Pak denies violation, mutilation

After a major flare-up along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, the top army officials of India and Pakistan spoke over the hotline. It was reported that on Monday that Pakistan’s special forces team had crossed the LoC and beheaded two Indian security personnel.

In the conversation, which was established between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India at 11.30 am, Pakistan rejected Indian allegations of ceasefire violation and mutilation of bodies of Indian soldiers, stated a report in Geo News.

The DGMO-level contact came after the local commanders of the two armies spoke last night at Rawlakot-Poonch sector along the LoC. “The Indian counterpart was told that there has been no ceasefire violation from Pakistan side nor mutilation of Indian soldiers’ bodies. Indian authorities were told that there is unnecessary media hype following the allegations,” said Pakistan military's Inter-Services Public Relations wing in a statement.

The statement also said that Pakistan remains fully committed to maintaining peace and tranquillity along the LoC and expects the same from the other side. Pakistan Army said it hopes prudence is exercised and no steps are taken that may lead to the vitiating of the environment and affect peace along LoC.

A junior commissioned officer (JCO) and a Border Security Force head constable were killed and their bodies mutilated by the Pakistan army team which sneaked about 250 metres into the Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports, Pakistan's border action team (BAT) crossed into the Indian side as the Pakistan Army launched heavy rocket and mortar firing on two forward posts in the Krishna Ghati sector.

The incident evoked a sharp reaction from India and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley stated that such attacks do not even take place during war and that the whole country has full faith in the armed forces.

“Bodies of soldiers being mutilated is an extreme form of barbaric act. Government of India strongly condemns this act. The whole country has full faith in our armed forces which will react appropriately to the act,” Jaitley had said.