Pak denial of beheading of soldiers not credible: Modi’s Defence Minister

New Delhi/May,3: India Wednesday rubbished Pakistan’s claim that its military was not involved in mutilating the bodies of two Indian soldiers at the LoC, asserting the denial of the “barbaric act” carried no credibility.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, while replying to a question on India’s possible response to Pakistan’s action, said, “Have faith in your army”.
Jaitley said cover fire was provided to those who killed and mutilated the bodies of the two soldiers and Pakistan helped the perpetrators escape.
“The denial itself carries no credibility because the entire gamut of circumstances clearly indicates that this barbaric act of first killing two of our soldiers and then mutilating their bodies has been carried out with the active participation of the (Pakistani) army,” he told reporters.
He said such an act cannot be carried out without the “protection, participation or the actual indulgence” of the army.
Agencies