Himachal Pradesh: Even after 20 years of the Kargil war, father of Martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia of 4 Jat Regiment, continues to await justice in his son's case.
Captain Saurabh Kalia was brutally tortured along with five other soldiers, by the Pakistani army during the Kargil war. The autopsy report indicated that his body was burnt with cigarettes, eyes gouged out and punctured, bones and teeth broken, nails clipped, and face assaulted. Before he was shot dead.
On the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, NK Kalia, father of Captain Saurabh Kalia said that he is immensely proud of his brave son who made the supreme sacrifice for the country.
He also said that, “It is just not about my own son; it is about the dignity of armed forces. It is to expose the real face of Pakistan, who have till date not accepted that they tortured and killed him in the most barbaric manner.”
Commenting over the Indo-Pak relations, NK Kalia said that things have changed since NDA govt came into power by citing examples of the surgical strikes conducted during Uri and Pulwama attack, and also the measures taken by the government in Abhinandan Varthman case and during Kulbhushan Jhadav's hearing in the International court of justice.
Till date, Pakistan denies it, calling it “Indian propaganda”. And till date, Captain Kalia’s father is waging a battle to get justice for his son.
Over 500 letters and emails written in these 20 years, Kalia said successive governments in New Delhi have failed to take up the matter with Pakistan for brazenly violating the Geneva Convention, and “continuing to do so even after Saurabh’s case”.
In these 20 years, Kalia has written to the President of India, successive Prime Ministers, human rights organisations, ambassadors, External Affairs ministers, and even Pakistan PMs. “Except assurances, we got nothing,” he said.
Captain Kalia's mother said that now it's high time to expose the real face of Pakistan. "We will not rest until they are dragged to the International Court of Justice and questioned."
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