What can be resolved with love and peace doesn’t need conflict and war. This is the example Indian Army has set by working along with the Pak forces, in order to prove that humanity doesn’t have any LoC.
Four days ago, Indian Army found the body of a boy who drowned in Minimarg, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and the flowing water had carried his body across the border. Yesterday, Indian Army bypassed the protocol to deliver the mortal remains of the boy over the minefields of Gurez region.
Handing over of mortal remains of the POK boy in Gurez Sector by the Indian authorities to the Pakistani Army with full respect and religious rites. #Humanity, #Kashmir, #IndianArmy @NorthernComd_IA @adgpi @Whiteknight_IA @easterncomd pic.twitter.com/76r4vWj81O
— Chinar Corps – Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) July 11, 2019
The young boy, identified as Abid Ahmad Sheikh, 8, had apparently fallen off a cliff in PoK’s Minimarg across LoC in Gilgit region and floated into J&K, where he was spotted on June 9 in the Kishanganga River. “The Indian Army immediately swung into action and was able to establish the identity of the young boy through civil administration,” the Indian Army said.
However, the body remained in Jammu and Kashmir for the past two days as the Pakistan Army wanted it to be in accordance with the protocol. Protocol dictates that in a case of cross-border cooperation, two parties must establish meeting points that were in the areas of Kaman Post in Uri, Chakan-Da-bagh in Poonch and Teetwal in Tangdhar sectors. But the areas being too far off, there was a risk of the body decomposing before reaching the family.
The Indian Army preserved the body in ice blocks carved out from the mountainside and, as reported by The Hindu, the Indian team went through a minefield maze to the Line of Control. “In a deviation from protocol, the Indian Army handed over the body at Gurez itself on humanitarian grounds,” an Army officer said. This exchange was unscheduled and Pakistan had to clear the minefield from the landmines on their side for their personnel to cross.
“In accordance to Indian Army ethos, as a humanitarian gesture, the Indian Army established contact with the Pakistan Army on hotline and also convinced the civil administration to facilitate handing over of the body at the earliest,” The Army officials stated. The local religious head and village elders were taken into confidence to support the gesture of handing over the body to the family of the young boy at the earliest, the Indian Army said.
People are proud of this humanitarian conduct by Indian Army.
The neighbour is our enemy but the child who died was an innocent.
Thank you @adgpi for this noble and humane act. Proud of our moral Indian Army. Always.
Jai Hind.🇮🇳
— रोशनी 🇮🇳 (@roshwrites) July 11, 2019
#indianarmy respect all beyond boundaries .
— Capt Rajeshwar Singh (@CaptRajeshwar) July 11, 2019
Locals of Gurez asked this.
Boy missing since 8. Found by #IndianArmy on 9. Informed @OfficialDGISPR same day. Taking over party came on 11. Would the reaction be same if boy was not from GB but from elsewhere? Demographic and social exploitation of GB well known.— GhalibBan (@st_boa) July 11, 2019
This is what you call – HUMANITY. Indian forces is doing the job well with PRIDE!
— Kanu Sharma (@kanusharma4427) July 12, 2019
Warriors with big heart. You guys are real super heroes.
— Hemang Kelaiya (@Hemang_1) July 11, 2019
It’s a proud moment, as the Indian Army’s humane action set aside any differences to honour the memory of an innocent young boy.