Outraged by the brutal killing of two of its soldiers by intruding Pakistani troops at LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, India yesterday strongly protested to Pakistan, warning that the unacceptable incident will have an adverse impact on ties. As strong reactions by the government and political parties came, Pakistan High Commission Salman Bashir was summoned by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who conveyed India's deepest concern and protest over the inhuman killing of the Indian soldiers. Pakistan was also asked to immediately investigate these actions that are in contravention of all norms of international conduct and ensure that these do not recur. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the Pakistan envoy was spoken to in very strong terms and the deepest concern and protest over the incident was conveyed.
Referring to last month's Indo-Pak discussions on conventional Confidence Building Measures, CBMs wherein maintaining the sanctity of the LoC, was emphasised, Mr Khurshid said violation of ceasefire itself is something which is a matter of great concern. He added if it is not immediately contained, it will have an adverse impact on bilateral relations. India's Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Maj Gen Ashfaq Nadeem to complain about the attack.
Meanwhile, one of the two soldiers brutally killed by Pakistani troops, Lance Naik Hemraj, was cremated with full military honours at his native village Khairar in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. The funeral pyre was lit by his five year old son Prince in the presence of senior civil and military officers last night.
Another soldier killed along LoC in Poonch sector on Tuesday, Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, will be cremated today at his village Dhahiya in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will attend his funeral among others.