Military Digest | Two forgotten Indian prisoners of war from Kargil conflict
Kargil Vijay Diwas marked the occasion for honoring Kargil conflict veterans, but two soldiers, Lance Naik Jagsir Singh and Sapper Mohammed Arif, have been largely forgotten. Captured by Pakistani forces on September 17, 1999, after the conflict, they were held for nearly five years before their repatriation on August 9, 2004. Both were wrongly branded as deserters, causing immense distress to their families.
Despite their ordeal, which involved captivity, administrative failures, and emotional turmoil, the soldiers were ultimately restored to India as prisoners of war due to diplomatic exchanges.
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