Pakistan Army to return deserted Indian Soldier back to India
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army in an attempt to pacify the border tussle with the India has decided to return the captured Indian Army soldier back to India.
Indian soldier, Chandu Babulal Chohan, earlier said to be captured by Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) near the disputed Kashmir valley, will be returned to India, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday.
“Chohan, who was stationed in Indian occupied Kashmir, deserted his post at LoC due to his grievances of maltreatment against his commanders,” a statement issued by the army’s media wing said.
“He [Indian soldier] willfully crossed LoC on 29 September 2016 and surrendered himself to Pakistan Army,” the communique added.
The ISPR asserted that it was a “gesture of goodwill and in continuation of Pakistan Army’s efforts to maintain peace and tranquility along the LoC and Working Boundary, Chohan has been convinced to return to his own country and will be handed over to Indian authorities at Wahga Border on humanitarian grounds.”
