JAMMU: Two days after detaining three minor boys, aged between nine and 17, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, the Indian Army repatriated them on Friday.
“The children were treated humanely and compassionately beholding the finest traditions of the Indian Army,” Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said. The trio was also taken for a school visit during their two-day stay in India, played cricket and was escorted to a local mosque for prayers. They were gifted new clothes and numerous other things as a token of goodwill.
The children — two from Troti Chattra and another from Lassi Mang Chattra — may have inadvertently crossed over to the Indian side while fishing. As they were minors, the Indian Army didn’t open fire at the eldest, said Brigadier Rakesh Nair of 10 Krishna Ghati Brigade during a press conference in Poonch.
“During questioning, these children claimed that they belonged to Troti Darmshall and Chattra areas, located across the LoC, and were working as labourers, excavating sand from rivers in the area,” Brigadier Nair added.
The Indian Army had similarly repatriated three girls, who had inadvertently crossed the LoC in December 2020, with gifts.
“The children were treated humanely and compassionately beholding the finest traditions of the Indian Army,” Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said. The trio was also taken for a school visit during their two-day stay in India, played cricket and was escorted to a local mosque for prayers. They were gifted new clothes and numerous other things as a token of goodwill.
The children — two from Troti Chattra and another from Lassi Mang Chattra — may have inadvertently crossed over to the Indian side while fishing. As they were minors, the Indian Army didn’t open fire at the eldest, said Brigadier Rakesh Nair of 10 Krishna Ghati Brigade during a press conference in Poonch.
“During questioning, these children claimed that they belonged to Troti Darmshall and Chattra areas, located across the LoC, and were working as labourers, excavating sand from rivers in the area,” Brigadier Nair added.
The Indian Army had similarly repatriated three girls, who had inadvertently crossed the LoC in December 2020, with gifts.
