Paratrooper who took part in surgical strikes says it was 'just another op'
December 08, 2017  19:59
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A paratrooper, who was involved in the Indian Army's surgical strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last year, today described the daring action as 'just another operation' for the special forces albeit on a larger scale.

The captain-rank officer said the strikes were 'designed and planned' to send a 'message' to Pakistan, which he thinks the Indian forces did in the 'best way' it could.

India had carried out surgical strikes at seven terror launch pads across the LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, 2016 with the Army inflicting significant casualties on terrorists who were preparing to infiltrate from the PoK.

The strikes had come within two weeks days of a terrorist attack on an Army camp in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir which claimed the lives of 19 jawans.

"This was a large-scale operation. Once we were given a go ahead, we went ahead with normal preparedness. To be very frank, it was just another operation for us. But it was a large-scale operation, wherein the strength was more, the damage and the attrition we caused was much more than other operations," the officer told PTI.

The operation, he said, was carried out at such level of secrecy that even the neighbouring units were not aware of it.

"We did not tell our neighbouring units (about the strikes). The most important thing (in such strikes) is surprise (element for targets). When you reach there, sit down and just observe and wait for the time. There were three targets (places) actually, the 4th para troops took on two of them and the 9th para troops on the third one."

"So, there were three strikes carried out in conjunction at three different places, three different targets and I was part of one of that," he said.  -- PTI

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