The Daily
Morning News
29 NOVEMBER 1971
News headlines and details from the Daily Morning News.
News Headlines:
- India launches fresh large-
scale offensive . - Messages to Delhi, Islamabad, Moscow Nixon urges measures to prevent full -
scale war. - Olcay expresses concern for Pak security, integrity.
- Yahya summons Amin to Pindi. -
PPP man wins Thatta- Shujawal by- election. - 1030 Indian troops killed so far.
- Hartal in city today.
- Niazi appreciates people's resolve to defend homeland.
- Bhutto discusses present situation with president.
- India's aggression on East Pakistan aims at helping secessionists.
- All-
out war in India urged. - Army will give India crushing defeat.
- Processions, meetings condemn India for naked aggression.
- Two directed to appear before SMC 4, M' Bazar.
- 5 directed to appear before SMC 3, Habiganj.
- JMC godown at Nandina gutted by miscreants.
- 1 directed appear before SMCI, Sylhet.
- Clashes between locals, DPs in Indian camps.
- Map of Pakistan will be complete, Amin warns India.
- Indian arms, uniforms shown to Journalists.
Other Headlines:
- NAP offices in sind sealed.
- Students offer services to defend Pakistan.
- 30,000 ex army men ready to defend Pakistan. Qayyum urges power to majority party in NA
- Revised polling dates.
- Two directed to appear before SMC 3, Sunamganj.
- Coach services connected Dacca with 12 towns.
- 16 ordered to appear before SMCI, ctg.
- PPP central committee meets on Dec.
India has launched a fresh large scale offensive against East Pakistan using two divisions, three armoured regiments and several artillery units. In one of the attacks, Indian Air forces came in support of the enemy, reports APP.
The reports of the offensive have been received from Sylhet Dinajpur and Jessore districts.
Heavy fighting is raging in the areas till the last report came in.
According to details so far received, the 8th Indian Division launched a three pronged attack on Sylhet from Zakiganj Atgram and Tamabil sides. The attack was supported by an armoured regiment besides the divisional artillery.
Two Indian Mountain Brigades attacked Pashagarh in Dinajpur district from the north and the west. The northern offensive was supported by an armoured regiment equipped with latest soviet tanks while on the west, a squadron of Indian tanks aided the enemy. The invaders also called in air support for these attacks. Heavy fighting is continuing. (An official statement in Rawalpindi stated that the attack was repelled completely).
(The 7 Marhatia Light infantry which spearheaded the attack suffered heavy casualties. The Indians made a fresh bid to advance into Pakistan territory around Hilli in Dinajpur area. This attack was also in brigade strength with armour support. The Indians failed to make any headway suffering heavy losses.).
Another Indian brigade attacked Jibannagar, north of Chaugacha in Jessore district. The attack was supported by a squadron of tanks. The attacking force tried to push forward to link up with Chaugacha which was attacked and occupied by Indian troops last Sunday. The attack had been contained. Lt. General A. A. K. Niazi commander, Eastern Command and Martial Law Administrator. Zone `B', also visited the troops in the area yesterday morning.
(The official statement from Rawalpindi said the attack in the direction of Jibannagar was preceded by heavy artillery shelling).
(Alter fighting, the Indian's were able to make dents in our forward defences. I Heavy fighting is reported to be going on in this area).
San clement, (calif), Nov. 28 (Reuter) : President Nixon has sent messages to India,
Pakistan and the Soviet Union asking them to do everything in their power to prevent
full-
The messages went out last night from the western white House here to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Pakistan President Yahya Khan Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin, the sources said.
The President decided to intervene personally in the crisis and considered what other steps the United states might decide to take.
The white House earlier in the week said the U.S. was considering referring the crisis to the United Nations security Council, or supporting such a move by another country.
The details of the messages were not Known, the sources said but they reflected the
heightened US concern over the clashes on the Indo-
The appeal to the Soviet Union was aimed at obtaining Soviet support in urging restraint on India.
Last Wednesday Secretary of State William Rogers urged the senior Pakistani and Indian diplomats here to accept a U.S. proposal for military disengagement and withdrawal of forces from the border.
President Yahya Khan of Pakistan has accepted the proposal, but India has not the
sources said. The State department also said last week that U. S. Ambassador Jacob
E. Beam had expressed concern over the situation of the sub-
The personal message from President Nixon were described as a follow up to file appeals.
Islamabad, Nov. 28 (APP) : The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. Osman Olcay, expressed this evening his country's concern for the security and territorial integrity of Pakistan.
He was talking to newsmen at Islamabad airport on his arrival from Karachi where he reached earlier in the day from Ankara for a four day official visit . to Pakistan.
Reading out a brief prepared statement, Mr. Osman Olcay said that since the latest "Flare up" between India and Pakistan, the attitude and diplomatic actions taken or contemplated by Turkey reflected its "deep friendship" for Pakistan and concern for this country's security and territorial integrity.
The Turkish Foreign Minister, who is to meet President Yahya Khan tomorrow and deliver
him a personal message from President Cavdet Sunday, expressed the hope that talks
with Pakistan's leaders would help him understand fully all the facts about the situation
in the sub-
"We don't want to lose optimism about the possibility of' a peaceful settlement, however, remote it may seem," he observed. His Government was inspired to feel so in view of the "restraint and moderation", shown by Pakistan, he added.
The Turkish Foreign Minister is accompanied by five senior officials of his Ministry.
Karachi, Nov. 28 (APP) : Mr. Nurul Amin, President of the United Coalition Party is rushing to Rawalpindi tomorrow morning at the call of President A. M. Yahya Khan.
Mr. Nurul Amin told the APP that he received a telephone call from the President who asked him to come to Rawalpindi for consultations. Mr. Nurul Amin said he did not know what was the urgency that President had summoned him to Rawalpindi.
He declined to reply if the chances of formation of a National. Government were brighten now or that the date of the National Assembly's meeting was to be advanced.
Rawalpindi, Nov.28 (APP) : The present situation in the country was discussed at a meeting between President Yahya and Bhutto, Chairman of PPP, at the President's House here today.
Mr. Bhutto said after the meeting lasting about one hour and 45 minutes, the President has informed him of the developments relating to the situation in Fast Pakistan.
He said he would be meeting the President again in the near future, but his Peshawar programme remains unchanged.
This was Mr. Bhutto's second meeting with the President. lie called on the President on Friday last along with his advisers.
The PPP chairman is leaving tomorrow morning for Peshwar where he will preside over a meeting of the PPP central Committee to be held on December 1.
He is scheduled to address a public meeting in Rawalpindi on December 3.
Rawalpindi, Nov. 28 (APP) : Thirty more Indian troops were killed in their encounters
with Pakistan Army in the Comilla-
The Indians suffered these casualties during the last 24 hours, and bringing the total number of Indian troops killed to over 1030 since they launched the aggression against Pakistan on November 22.
The Indians suffered the fresh casualties at Gulbania in the Comilla Noakhali sector where they lost ten soldiers killed and two to their light machineguns and seven rifles were captured. Twenty more were killed in the Mymensingh sector. Indian regular troops and their agents had tried to infiltrate in their sector but they had to suffer at the hands of Pakistan Army and the Razakars.
He said the Indians kept the whole border hot and shelled Baramari, Akipara and Kamalpur in Momenshahi district Karamatnagar and Fultala in South Sylhet area, Kaimpur in Brahmanbaria area of Comilla district, Chota Hirana and Jibannagar and Baksha in Jessore.
Probing Attacks.
The Indian Army during the last 24 hours subjected the areas along the East Pakistan borders to probing attacks and "intense shelling" according to the spokesman.
Jessore on the western borders of East Pakistan was again the main target of Indian military thrust, where two Indian companies, supported by tanks tried to advance further in Chaugacha area at a place called Buinda. Pakistani troops foiled their attempt. The Indians withdrew in the face of effective and timely artillery fire when Indians attacked Simulia and Nabgram areas in the same sector, with the help of two companies, supported by tanks.
The spokesman said two Indian companies tried to advance in chandgazipur in Comilla area, but were repulsed by Pakistan troops.
Question : Is there any air strip or airport under attack by the Indians?
Answer : There has been a defusing of the Indian effort since the first attack was made on Jessore on November 22 but the general pattern of fighting is the same.
The intensity of the border fighting is the same. The fighting has not spilled over from beyond the borders and Indians have not been allowed to infiltrate deep into East Pakistan for capture any fresh territory. The Chaugacha area in Jessore Sector is still under Indian control.
Intensity
Question : What is the intensity of the Indian shelling?
Answer : India is lobbing over 6,000 shells into the Pakistani territory daily. The coast of these shells should be around Rs. 12 lakh, daily.
Question : What is the present scale of fighting compared to two weeks ago:?
Answer : The shelling is continuing. Prior to the regular Indian aggression on Pakistan The Indians were lobbing from 100 to 4000 shells daily into East Pakistan.
Question : What is the state of activities of the anti state elements and agents inside East Pakistan?
Answer : There is some rebel activity. Stray incidents are taking place which are
hurting civilians. But in no way this could be said that an insurgency has taken
place. 1 le said the "Mukti-
Deserters
The "Mukti-
Alone they could not make any headway anywhere. Question : What is the size of the "Mukti Bahini"?
Answer : It is composed of the deserters of various forces from East Pakistan, India has established 48 training camps for guerrillas, and it is not possible to estimate how many of them are being trained and turned out and at what intervals.
Question : Have any rebels surrendered to Pakistan? Answer : Yes, a number of them,
have and continue to-
Question : Indian has claimed East Pakistan displaced persons are still crossing the border and going over to India?
Answer : No, it is absolutely incorrect. Nobody is going to India.
Question : All India Radio has claimed that civilians have been evacuated from Jessore in East Pakistan and Sialkot in West Pakistan. Is it, correct?
Answer : No evacuation has taken place from these areas. No civilian has been officially asked to leave their areas but some individuals might have done so on their own.
(By Our Staff reporter.)
A hartal will be observed in Dacca city today (Monday) to protest against the Indian aggression on Pakistan and to express people's determination to foil the enemy's designs at all costs.
The hartal called by the central Peace Committee and support by some political parties will also be a talken of expression of people's complete solidarity with and support to the valiant Armed Forces of Pakistan who are defending our borders.
All offices, shopping centres and bazars will remain closed for the day. All vehicular traffic excepting few exemptions will be off the road till 12 noon. Khwaja Khairuddin. Convener of the Peace Committee, told Morning News last night.
He said that vehicles would be allowed to ply on the road after midday. However,
for the examinees the cycle rickshaws will be allowed to ply from morning till 10-
A procession will be brought out from Baitul Mukarram after Zohar prayer.
APP adds : While announcing the programme of Hartal he made the following
exemptions:
1. Electricity vehicles.
2. WASA vehicles,
3. Ambulance or doctor's car,
4. Municipal vehicles;
5. Foreign diplomat's car.
6. Journalist's car.
7. P. L A. vehicles or car.
8. Radio Pakistan car.
These cars or vehicles may ply during hartal hours.
Syed Khwaja has appealed to the people to join the procession.
General Secretary of the East Pakistan Nizam-
PPI adds : The Dacca city PDP yesterday lent his support to the hartal called for today in the city by some political parties to condemn naked Indian aggression against east Pakistan.
Convener, Mr. Fazlul Huque, NINA. Elect of the city PDP has appealed to PDP workers to join the planned protest demonstration of the day to show to Indian that all Pakistanis motherland.
The Peace Committee appealed to the people working in the Government and SemiGovernment officers to demonstrate their solidarity with Armed Forces and to ledge their protest against the Indian aggression participating fully in the citizens protest procession.
Jessore, Nov. 28 (PPI) : Lt. Gen. A. A. K. Niazi Commander Eastern Command and Martial Law Administrator Zone `B' yesterday appreciated the determination of the people of Jhenidah to defend their homeland at all costs, reports PPI.
On arrival at the venue of the meeting, Gen. Niazi was greeted with full throated slogans eulogizing role of the Armed Forces in repelling Indian aggression and praying for the solidarity of Pakistan.
General Niazi, addressing the gathering said that he was confident that the people. with such an unconquerable spirit can never be routed.
He told them that anti-
He reminded the people of the plight of Muslims in the pre-
Gen. Niazi also said that it were the traitors who undermined. The unity and strength of the Muslims otherwise they were never defeated on the battle fields. He warned the people against such elements.
While the Gen. was addressing them, the enthusiastic gathering raised slogans condemning Indian aggression and expressing their determination to light such aggression with full might.
After the meeting, the people thronged the General and grasped his hands to shake them. Some foreign correspondents were also there to see the spontaneous expression o( people's love for their Armed Forces and their determination to tight Indian aggression in cooperation with the defence services.
Earlier, Gen. Niazi visited the troops in the forward areas on Jessore front arid congratulated them on their heroic fight against the enemy who was many times their size. He told them that the whole nation appreciated their valour and performance. The troops also raised slogans to express their resolve to fight the aggressor to the last.
Sydney, Nov. 28 (APP) : Radio Australia said Friday night that latest reports about
the situation in the sub-
The Radio's correspondent in New Delhi, Don Hook, said India regarded such a settlement as necessary to the return of refugees to their homes in East Pakistan.
He said for the time being it appeared that India would probably keep the Pakistan army pinned down on the borders thus permitting the rebels to operate in Fast Pakistan.
He said Mukti Bahini claimed to have control over large areas of East Pakistan.
But the correspondent of columbia Broadcasting Service in Delhi said that Bangladesh fighters' claims were unreliable as they were in March last when they claimed to have captured Dacca and killed Tikka Khan.
The correspondent said as Indian ban on foreign correspondent's visit to border areas was still in force, The only news about the fighting was available through the Bangladesh sources.
Meanwhile, the daily Telegraph correspondent in New Delhi, David Loshak, reported
yesterday from Calcutta that the Indian troops have Launched a well-
He said the Indian assessment is that Pakistan has become so weak now that India could take risk and quoted a senior Indian officer as saying that Pakistan would totally collapse within seven days.
He said Indian Army was in firm grip of political leaders who were being controlled directly by Mrs. Gandhi and her advisers from New Delhi.
He said Mrs. Gandhi through this action wants to solve the refugee problem without
full-
He said there was now no doubt that Indian forces crossed into East Pakistan as. Mrs. Gandhi had herself admitted that Indian Army had done so.
According to All-
He told a public meeting in Rewari near Delhi that war would be spread to all Pakistani cities, streets and even houses if "it is imposed on us", as he put it.
Arm -
Massive arm build up by India along the borders with Pakistan, particularly in the Eastern sector, has been reported by the Australian paper Sydney Morning Herald.
In a report from Calcutta from Roy the Paper said, never before have India's Armed Forces been deployed So massively and extensively not even during the 1962 Chinese war.
The 1965 war with Pakistan the report said, was more or less confined wholly to the western frontier and the eastern frontier was generally left alone but this time, the deployment covers vitrtualley every mile of both the frontiers.
The report said, in Calcutta which is the headquarters of the Indian army's eastern command half a dozen goods trains have been arriving daily for the past Several weeks. carrying military hardware from different ordinance factories and truck loads of these materials are being moved from there to forward areas day and night.
On the road to Bangaon an important modern town east of Calcutta' or up the high
way that Skirts. The border to Krisha -
The President of All Pakistan Khaksar Party, Mr. Hafiz Mohammad Umar, yesterday pleaded
for all-
In a statement issued in Dacca he said that the time had come for the President to
declare war against India relying on the strength of the people and help of God.
Pakistan has a just cause and every right-
He said that each and every Pakistani was determined to safeguard the territorial integrity of the country and glory of Islam. While paying tributes to the valiant armed forces for beating back the Indians from all fronts he said that the people were solidly behind him.
Mymensingh, Nov. 28 (APP) : Provincial Minister for Work Power and Irrigation Mr. A. K. Mosharaf Hossain said here today that Pakistan army would give a crushing defeat to India as they were imbibed with the spirit or touhid.
The Minister while addressing a public meeting at the local Town Hall premises said the ideological State Pakistan had come to stay as the very basis of it was Islam. He said that Islam cannot die.
He asked the people to look back towards the history of Islam and to see how the Muslims has fought to establish the domain of Allah.'
The Minister paid his tribute to President Yahya Khan and Pakistan army for their efforts to safeguard the integrity of Pakistan.
The Minister deplored the activities of a section of' the youth who were at the instigation of India disrupting the communications and damaging the vital industrial installation in East Pakistan.
The Minister asked what good it would bring to the people of East Pakistan. It(, appealed to the youth to return home and start normal avocations of life.
Mr. Mosharaf Hussain spoke high of the Razakars and AI-
Earlier, the Minister led a procession, which was brought here to protest against Indian aggression.
Faridpur, Nov. 28 (APP) : A large public meeting was held at the Azad Maidan Friday to condemn the cowardly Indian aggression on Pakistan without any formal declaration of war and dishonouring international laws.
The meeting which was held with Mr. Afzal Hossain Chairman of District peace Committee Faridpur in the Chair was addressed among others by Moulana Abdul Ali. Mr. Abdur Razzaque, Mukteear, Mr. Adeluddin Howlder and Fazlul Haque.
Denouncing the naked Indian aggression on Pakistan, all the speakers urged the traders and businessmen not to trade upon miseries of the people at this critical hour by raising the prices of essential commodities and creating artificial crisis of consumer goods.
Mr. Afzal Hossain appealed to the people to stand united behind our "gallant forces like a rock at the hour of national crisis to face the Indian aggression."
After the meeting a big procession was brought out along the main streets of the town and staged a demonstration protesting against Indian aggression on our dear homeland.
The demonstration which was organised at the call of the District Peace Committee Faridpur, in Protest against Indian attack and to express firm support of the people to the Govt. and armed forces of the country with slogan of "Pakistan Zindabad," "Armed Forces Zindabad", "Crush the Enemy" Down with the Indian Imperialism and "Death to Miscreants and collaborator."
A procession was also brought out on the streets on Thursday at Bhanga with shouting similar slogans.
A procession paraded the streets of Jessore town on Wednesday raising slogans of "Pakistan Zindabad" "Bishwa Muslim Ak Hao". and "Crush India."
Pangsa.
Speakers at a public meeting held at pangsa on Friday bitterly criticised the Indian aggression against the sacred soil of Pakistan.
The urged the people to remain united at this critical juncture of the nation.
They also appealed to the people to wipe out the miscreants who are destroying the
bridges, roads and railway tracks.
Fulbaria.
East Pakistan Minister for Works Power and Irrigation, Mosaraf Hossain, advised the
people to be fully aware of implication in the two-
Addressing the public meeting at the Fulbaria (Mymensingh) High School premises on Saturday the Minister said that being defeated in 1965 war and Earl Pakistan election manoeuveres, Indian had launched this offensive against Pakistan only to meet her own doom.
Pabna.
Maulana Mr. Ishaque, Provincial Minister for H. D. and L. G. called upon the people to rise to a one man for keeping the flag of Pakistan hoisted in the face of Indian imperialist aggression against our beloved country.
The Minister who arrived in Pabna on Saturday from Dacca was addressing the Musulli who attended the local Kachari Mosque for offering their Zohar prayer.
He said that the people of East Pakistan knew how to fight diffences if arty at the time of foreign aggression and they did not hesitate to give their blood for the prestige and honour of their homeland.
The President, Summary Military Court No. 4, Moulvibazar, Sylhet has directed the following accused persons wanted in connection with Kulaura P. S. case No. 14 dated 25.7.71 under MLR 23 and section' 4 of PcE Act to appear before him to answer to the charges levelled against them within 10 days of the publication of this notice failing which they will be liable for trial under MLR 40 : (I) Rakiuza and (2) Abdul Wahid, son of late Manir Ali of Village Kataltali, P. S. Barlekha, Dist. Sylhet.
The President, Summary Military court No. 3, Iubtganj has directed the following accused persons wanted in connection with Madhabpur P. S. case No. 15 dated November 28, 1970 under MLR 23 to appear before his to answer to the charges levelled against them within 10 days of publication of this notice, failing which they will be liable for trial under MLR 40 : (1) Girindra Sutradhar, son of Raj Chandra sutradhar of village
Darbsnpur, P. S. Nabiganj, Dist. Sylhet, (2) Mahendra Kumar Dhar, Son of Dagal chandra
Dhar of village Rampasha, P. S. Biswanth, Dist. Sylhet. (3) Parabat Chandra Debnath,
son of Sashi Mohan Debnath of village Brahmanbaria, P. S. Brahrmanbaria Dist. Comilla,
(4) Debendra Chandra Ray, Son of Rajindra Kumar Ray of Village Brahmanbaria P. S.
Brahmanbaria, Dist Comilla, (5) Mati Chandra Debanath, Son of Iswar Chandra Debnath
of Village -
Mymensingh, Nov. 28 (APP) : The Jute Marketing corporation's godown at Nandina in Mymensingh district has been gutted by fire. The extent of damage was high, it was learnt.
A gang of armed miscreants set the jute godown on fire on Nov. 25 night. The firemen were seen extinguishing the fire till Nov. 27 evening.
The President Summary Military Court No. 1, Sadar, Sylhet directed absconding accused Farman Ali, Son of Late Abdul Gaffar o[ Village Harni under P. S. Jaintapur, Dist Sylhet. Wanted in connection with Jaintapur P. S. case No. 1 dated July 2, 1971 under MLR 23 to appear before him to answer to the charges levelled against the accused with in 10 days of publication of this notice, failing which he will be liable for trial under MLR 40.
New Delhi, Nov. 27 (APP) : In India, clashes between locals and displaced persons from East Pakistan have assumed serious proportions.
The American news magazine 'Time' in its latest issue has reported that tensions
between locals and refugees have increased to such an extent that armed guard have
been placed at the camps and West Bengal officials are securing relief camps with
barbed-
Iftadds, Mr. Bhabendra Nath Roy, Former Vice-
Meantime there have been reports. Thousands of refugees have become shelterless following these fires. There have been many casualties.
Karachi, Nov. 28 (APP) : Mr. Nurul Amin, President of the United Coalition Party, today warned India that it she continued to unleash a war of aggression against Pakistan, the latter would meet the aggressors on their own soil.
"If Pakistan decides to wage a war against India, the battle will be fought on the Indian soil, in that event, we will complete the hither to incomplete map of Pakistan by adding Kashmir, Assam and part of Sylhet to its boundaries."
Addressing a public meeting organised by the "Islamic United Front" at the Nishtar Park here, the veteran politician condemned the unprovoked Indian attacks on the borders of East Pakistan. "There is a limit of our restraint. Pakistan is basically a peace loving country. But, he made it clear that no power on earth can defeat us.
Mr. Nurul Amin made an impassioned appeal to the younger generation to come forward and shoulder the responsibilities of saving the country.
"We did discharge our duty and achieved Pakistan to serve as a separate homeland
for the Muslims of the Indo-
Common Cause
Mr. Nurul Amin said that the leaders from E. Pakistan were visiting this part (W. Pakistan) of the country with a view to forging unity among the people for a common cause. The biggest problem confronting Pakistan today was India's aggression and her nefarious designs to dismember Pakistan, he said, and added that the people of Pakistan would have to pay heavily if they did not respond to the call of the time and forge complete unity. "This is our firm belief that Pakistan has come to Stay. No power, how so ever, powerful may be, can cause harm to it. It has withstood many trials and tribulation in the past and it will emerge triumphant again from the present crisis," he added.
Mr. Nurul Amin said that the benefit of our internal rift and disunity was going to the enemy.
Only a united Pakistan can effectively crush the Indian aggression. lie said that the East Pakistani leaders now West Pakistan, were inviting others to unite so that "Pakistan becomes an impregnable wall. Whosoever attacks it gets crushed he added.
Mr. Nurul Amin, who is also President of the Pakistan Democratic party said that Pakistan was achieved not through war but by the unity of the 100 million Muslims of the sub continent. He posed a question as to what was the basis of this unity of the Muslims from Peshawar to Chittagong and from Kashmir to Madras. It was Islam and only Islam Which put the Muslims on a single platform.
Rawalpindi, Nov. 28 (APP) : Arms equipment, uniforms, documents and pictures found on the dead bodies of the Indian regular troops killed while intruding into East Pakistan were shown to the press here this morning.
A large number of Pakistani and foreign journalists, television and newsreel cameramen and still photographers saw the captured items. A picture showed a large number of guns and equipment manufactured by Indian ordinance factories and captured from Indian troops at Akhaura Railway station. At this place 200 Indian troops were killed.
One of the documents was a deposit receipt for Rs. 1,700 from the state Bank of India, found on the body of an Indian soldier. A letter written by Roshni Devi, to her husband 111 NK. Deshb Raj sherma NP 13726752 of C company of first J and K rifles. It was written on Nov. 6 and received by the addressed on Nov. 9.
A letter sent to of the second Mountain Division, and his formation sign, was found on the body of another soldier. He was subedar Tarlok chand of the C Company of the First J and K rifles care of 99 a Advanced Border Post. A diary was also found on his person, and included lessons of battle craft, field craft and tactics.
A map captured from another Indian showed the battle plan for capturing Jaintapur, along with an enlargement of the map.
The attack was made on Nov. 24, with two more succeeding attempts, all of which were foiled.
A blood drenched shirt of regular Indian troop uniform was shown with a badge inscribed 'FG R' (Fine Gorkha Regiment). Another uniform of an Indian regular was also shown, both the soldiers had received a bullet in the chest.
Two identity disc of another Indian soldier were shown. The diary of a company Haveldar Incharge of the administrations of a company was exhibited. It include details of the movement of his company for the last six months. Other exhibits were several letter written to soldiers; or written by the soldiers to their families but still not mailed.
The journalists were shown a captured stengun mark two which was rebarrelled and made into 7.2 MM machinegun.
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