Jodhpur, July 26: The production of nine more Situation Reports of different companies of the 5/5 Gorkha Rifles have indicated that the real figure of enemy kills is quite different from the one told by Colonel K.D. Singh the Commanding Officer of the battalion during its Siachen tenure last year.Col. Singh produced these SRs on the request of Major Surinder Singh the accused in this case.
In the evening session, Major Singh asked Col. Singh to tell the number of enemy persons killed and injured on the basis of these SRs.After compiling the data from these reports, which were forwarded by his office to the higher headquarter, Col. Singh said that there were 8 enemy kills were reported during the action against enemy’s Chaar Patthar, Chabi Flat and Delta post.
It may be mentioned here that Col. Singh in his statement at the recording of the Summary of Evidence (SoE) had said that the battalion during its Siachen tenure had claimed 45 enemy kills. The figure came in light with production of nine more SRs was apparently unnoticed in different documents produced in support of 5/5 GRs achievements in terms of enemy kills and damages.Col. Singh today also indicated that he is not sure about the genuineness of the fire assault reported by Captain A.K. Gaur on August 8, 2003.
Major Singh asked him to produced two videocassettes containing the video footages of the ‘fake’ kill, which was recorded on Col. Singh’s order.At this point, Col. Singh said that Major Surinder Singh’s contention is incorrect.
“It was you who had reported me on the evening of August 8, 2003 that one enemy has been shot by A.K. Gaur and his men. During my investigation of the kills reported by me Gaur and others have told that the encounter was genuine and not fake. I had never told anyone to fake kill. If you on your own had told so, then I am not aware,” said Col. Singh.
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