Your act merits direct response, India warns Pakistan army

new delhi — The Indian army on Tuesday told the Pakistani military that mutilating bodies of two soldiers was a “dastardly and inhuman act” which called for a response and unequivocal condemnation.

India’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) spoke to his Pakistan counterpart and expressed “grave concern” about the killing and beheading of two soldiers by Pakistan in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

“The DGMO of the Indian army conveyed that such a dastardly and inhuman act is beyond any norms of civility and merits unequivocal condemnation and response,” the army said in a statement.

The DGMO also conveyed to his Pakistani counterpart that “full fire” support was provided by the Pakistani Army post located in the vicinity of the incident site.

The army said the DGMO also conveyed India’s concerns about the presence of Border Action Team (BAT) training camps in close vicinity of the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

The Indian Army has already vowed an “appropriate” response to the “despicable act”. The Pakistan army has denied that it was involved in the attack.

The hotline contact between the DGMOs of Pakistan and India was established at 11.30am, Geo News reported.

“Pakistan rejected Indian allegations of ceasefire violation and mutilation of bodies of Indian soldiers,” the report said.

“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,” the army said 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.