Indian Army personnel treated well by Pakistan

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Indian Army personnel treated well by Pakistan

New Delhi: The four Indian army personnel, whose helicopter mistakenly landed in Pakistan-held territory on Sunday, were grilled for about four hours but were treated well.
Army sources said on Monday that the Pakistan army personnel questioned the two pilots and two crew members about how they came there and other related issues in an effort to ascertain their motives.
Once satisfied that the incident was inadvertent, the Pakistan army released pilots Maj Raja and Maj Kapila along with Lt Col Verma and Akhilesh Sharma of Engineering Corps.

The pilots of the chopper, flying from Leh to Bhimbhat in Jammu and Kashmir on a routine sortie, went across the Line of Control at around 1320 hours after bad weather encountered them and they wanted to land at the nearest helipad. But soon after the landing, the pilots and two other personnel of the Indian Army realised that the helipad was not in the Indian territory but in Pak-controlled Northern Areas. So Indian Army pilots weren't aware that they're landing on other side of the LoC?

The military helipad was located in Olding sector near Skardu, about 20 km from the Line of Control (LoC) in Kargil sector, Army sources said here today.
Once on the ground, they were surrounded by the Pakistani army and escorted to the nearby building, they said. They were questioned but treated well, the sources said.
Sources said seconds after the Cheetah flew across the LoC, an Indian post in Kargil informed higher formations about movement of a chopper. However, they thought it was a Pakistani helicopter which had violated the Indian airspace.
But later as picture got clear, all the higher formations including the Leh-based 14 Corps, Northern Command and Army Headquarters here were informed about the actual situation.
After their return, the four Army personnel are being debriefed about the whole incident.

Indian Army personnel treated well by Pakistan - India News - IBNLive

So no mention of fighter jets escorting the chopper? Was it really undetected until it landed or?

 

[arihant]

The same incident happen some years back too. Is it so complicated that we could land on other side of border.

 

[k_arura]

No big deal. What one giveth with one hand, taketh with the other.

The Paks "stole" (downloaded) the GPS information (sensitive from Indian POW). So let Indians not be too grateful

 

[lepziboy]

Actually the media is always the one who stirs things up.Even though I read somewhere that we are only on a cease fire still we only lack trust against each other.But when some one need help we help each other .Our situation is really different example if it was north and south korea then I think they wouldnt cross borders to help.its only in our minds because of the wars we fought and because of the land called kashmir.Just turn it into a IB already damn

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And it would be easier to get rid of taliban if India Pakistan Afghanistan work together because US doesn`t care that much.We know what the consequences will be.

 

[Omega007]

Many many THANX to Pakistani Army for their profesionalism.. . .

 

[k_arura]

Pakistan took security data from Indian chopper: Indian media – The Express Tribune

Pakistan took security data from Indian chopper: Indian media