Indian armed forces which has been doing a wonderful job in Kashmir ,has off recently been targeted by slur campaign by group of people in Kashmir.Here for the information of general public, I would like to clarify one thing before I view my thoughts on the subject, INDIAN ARMY IS NOT SECURITY FORCES BUT ARMED FORCES.
Since the time India gained Independence from the British rule,Indian army has been serving in Kashmir with great dedication and self sacrifice.Many soldiers , since the time of Maj Somnath Sharma PVC, have laid down their lives in defending Kashmir ,both from internal elements and external threats (from 1948 to kargil operations).
Many a times we hear that in certain place Indian army soldiers have raped women during cordon and search operation and media like a stupid fools blow it out of proportion without even investigating in details about it.This they just do so that there is a good TRP rating for their channel.But they dont understand that they are doing more damage to the nation indirectly.Like what they did during 26/11 attack in Mumbai.Stupid media like a small baby who has got a lollipop in their hands and gets excited, they were relaying live coverage of the attack,without realising that people sitting across the border also view television.They indirectly helped the terrorist to locate the point of entry of our soldiers,because of this idiocy by media ,Indian army lost a gallant soldier Maj Sandeep Unnikrishnan.
Now coming back to kashmir issue, 99.9% of case reported of so called rape and moletation when enquired in details turned out to be false and the cases were instigated by the seperatist leaders and hurriyat conference leaders to malign the reputation of our armed forces.
The present so called raped case by armed forces in kashmir turned out to be a big hoax and the preliminary medical report issued by assistant surgeon, District Hospital, Kulgam, who examined the victim, Rukaya Banoo wife of Mohammad Latief Bhat resident of Manzgam Gujardhar in Kulgam district stated that, the woman had no marks of violence or resistance on any part of the body, including her private parts.The Kulwama "rape' story developed fast, it was pushed along by herd mentality, running stories without confirming facts is doing a lot of damage to India's stabilization of Kashmir.
Allegations of rape in the past have proven false, baseless and often motivated by separatist elements in the valley run from across the border in Pakistan by its intelligence agency, the illustrious ISI, on behalf of the Pakistani Army.
The Chief Minister of the State known to often get into trouble by shooting his mouth off decided to add fat to the fire with his ill-considered statement, "...the guilty won't be spared either Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) or no AFSPA".
I hereby quote the statements of Army by General Officer Commanding of the Army's 15 Corps, Lt General Syed Atta Hasnain, which were never reported by the media as afterthought:
“I want to make it very clear that this is an allegation and if there is any truth in this, then it’s a criminal act against which strict action must be taken,” “I want to clarify the combat uniforms are worn by (militants), they also carry radio sets and pouches. There are already different versions of the same story. The lady (the victim) first said she was abducted by civilian individual and even mentioned his name. No reference was made to army or security forces and this obviously proves that there are inimical forces that want to create a situation for the state government and the army which is going to be negative,” he said, adding, “This is why I want to appeal Awam (people) and media to trust us. We will do a dispassionate investigation into it and if there is any truth at all (into the allegations), we will take stern action against the culprit.”
“Incidentally, I have a copy of FIR with me and there is no mention of army in it,” he said, adding, “We are aware that not only the army, but (militants) also wear combat uniforms. We conducted an operation against militants a fortnight ago in the same area and the militants are under pressure. Therefore, this was something not unexpected at all. I was expecting it which is why I appeared before you (media) with total transparency.”
“We have a very strong presence of people around that area not in the area. First of all I want to tell you that people from the unit are at the moment with police. We are accompanying them to ensure that any query pertaining to army is answered on the spot. Secondly, army is disciplined force and it is almost impossible that two individuals remain away with weapons from a camp for 48-hours.”
Also before I end I would like to give a classic example of the so called rape of Kashmiri women. I had the proud privilege to serve in the elite Indian armed forces in Kashmir for a long period of time at various ranks. During one such operation in the general areal of Dharmuna in Badgaun district,, I was talking to the village elder and was requesting him to move the civilian population to safety before we start our operation. within few minutes of our troops reaching there, and middle of my talk with the village elder, I saw a commotion on one side.I asked my troop as to what is the matter and he informed me that this women wants to meet me and he was not allowing her to come near me as in kashmir women are more dangerous then men(because they carry Kangri beneath their dress and can throw the burning wooden coal of Kangri on someone's face)
I instructed my troop to let her come near me, and when she came near me , she said she had been raped by my guys, which literally shook the ground below my feet. We had just reached five minutes ago and here was a complain of rape against my own men.
I controlled myself and asked her what happened. She informed me "sahab hum aapse milna chahte the par yeh aapka aadmi hai, mera haath pakar kar bahar kar diya issiliye mera rape hua hai".She ment that my troops holding her hand and pushing her away from me, as per her was so called rape done on her.
On hearing her words , I understood the matter and called her near me but before I could tell her anything and stop the Village Head, he slapped her hard and told her " if that was rape then this is known as gang rape"
Now my earnest request to the stupid media and their reporters that before you try to malign the name of Indian armed forces in so called rape case and report it in a sensation way, please do get your facts verified before reporting and do'nt just report for the heck of reporting as it will cause more damage to the country and indirectly help the separatist to propagate false propaganda against army .
JAI HIND
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