Summary 22-year-old Chandu Babulal has been handed over to Indian authorities at Wagah Border.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Army today (Saturday) handed over an Indian soldier, who had crossed the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in Kashmir region in September due to his "grievances."
"Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chohan, an Indian Army soldier, stationed in Indian occupied Kashmir, deserted his post at LOC due to his grievances of maltreatment against his commanders. He willfully crossed LOC on Sept. 29, 2016 and surrendered himself to Pakistan Army," the Pakistan army said.
"As a gesture of goodwill and in continuation of our efforts to maintain peace and tranquility along LOC and WB, Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chohan has been convinced to return to his own country," a statement from the army’s Inter-Services Public Relations said.
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There has been escalation along the LoC since the militants attacked an army center in the Indian Occupied Kashmir in September which had killed 19 soldiers.
India violated the decade-old ceasefire agreement more than ninety times during 2016. Exchange of firing caused casualties on both sides.
Pakistan and India struck a ceasefire agreement over Kashmir in November 2003. There have been periodic violations of the agreement, but the incidents during September and October were the most serious.
INDIAN SOLDIERS’ GRIEVANCES
On January 9, Indian soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav, part of the Border Security Force (BSF) along the Line of Control with Pakistan in Occupied Kashmir, had alleged that troops are ill-treated and have to make do with food shortage.
Yadav posted a video on Facebook earlier this month.
He claimed that not only is the food served poor in quality, but at times, soldiers have to sleep on an "empty stomach" because higher-ranked officers "sell off" government provisions "illegally".
Yadav called for a scrutiny of the matter and requested people to spread his word.
