Capt Saurabh Kalia's torture by Pak army still not 'war crime'

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Kargil hero’s father moves SC for justice - The Times of India

Kargil hero's father moves SC for justice
TNN | Nov 27, 2012, 02.04 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Continuing his 13-year-old bitter battle, retired scientist Dr N K Kalia, father of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, who was made captive and subjected to brutal torture by Pakistan army in 1999, has now knocked the door of apex court seeking directions to Union government to take up his son's case at the international judicial forum.

In his petition to the Supreme Court, Dr Kalia has contended that the ministry of external affairs (MEA) and ministry of home affairs (MHA) should ask International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expose the "torture" that resulted in Captain Kalia's death.

Dr N K Kalia, who retired from CSIR, has been shuttling from Ministry of Defence (MOD) to Army headquarters and MEA to Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the past 13 years, has alleged that the act at the behest of Pakistan government is in violation of the Geneva Convention.

He wants the Indian government to exert pressure on Pakistan to apologize, identify and punish those Pakistani soldiers indulged in the barbaric torture of Captain Kalia.

In his petition, copy of which is with the TOI, Kalia has argued that the attitude of the Indian government in not responding to various representations made by him for appropriate action against the Pakistan government at the international forum, has forced him to approach the SC to bring justice to the Indian soldiers who were subject to war crimes by Pakistan.

His lawyer at Supreme Court Arvind Kumar Sharma told TOI on Monday that the petition has been filed and is expected to come up for hearing within a fortnight.

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Immediately after getting commission into 4-Jat regiment of army, Saurabh Kalia was posted in Kargil area. In May 1999, Captain Kalia had gone out for patrol duty in Kaksar area of Kargil along with five other soldiers — Sepoys Arjunram Baswana, Mula Ram Bidiasar, Naresh Singh Sinsinwar, Bhanwar Lal Bagaria and Bhika Ram Mudh. They were caught by the Pakistan army, which kept them in captivity for over 22 days and subjected to brutal torture as evident from their bodies handed over by the Pakistan Army on June 9, 1999. Parts of their body were burnt with cigarettes, eyes were gorged out before puncturing, teeth and bones were broken and various limbs and private organs of these soldiers were chopped off.
My heart reaches out for Dr. Kalia... Expecting apology from Pakistan is unrealistic... however, isn't expecting spineless Indian govt to pressurize more unrealistic? :tsk:
 

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Forget about expecting apology or punishinh those behind this from Pakistan. Just punish the Indians behind the ignorance of this case.
I wish if whole IA stand against GoI & demand justice in Capt. Kallia & his soldier's case. Also demand the quality of weapons & accessories. Or atleast Agency should take care of those Indians. But unfortunately, in realistic world its not possible.
 

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Rehman Malik shocker: Don't know whether Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia died of Pakistan bullet or weather


As a debate raged over torture of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia by Pakistan army, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik today said he was not aware whether he "died of a Pak bullet or weather".

The Supreme Court earlier today sought a response from the Centre the plea of the Kargil martyr's father N K Kalia seeking its direction to the government for raising the case of his son's torture at the International Court of Justice. His mutilated body was handed over to Indian army during the1999 conflict.

"I have not examined the case. It has just come to my notice. I will be very happy to see the father of the boy, the father of the soldier, and I will shake hand and will like to know what has happened exactly.

"And especially when a fight is going on in the border, we really don't know whether he died of a Pak bullet or he died of weather?," Malik told reporters on his arrival here.

Complete Article Here: Rehman Malik shocker: Don't know whether Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia died of Pakistan bullet or weather - Indian Express
 

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