"This has been a very sad and condemnable incident that has taken place, which the Indian government has condemned. And it is something that we hope that we will get a correct response to what we have asked from Pakistan. That is all I can say at the moment," Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said.
She was asked about British lawyer of Indian origin Jas Uppal planning to raise the issue of the Captain's death before the Committee of Human Rights of British Parliament. Uppal has launched an international campaign to highlight the case.
They were caught by the Pakistan Army, which kept them in captivity for over 22 days and subjected them to brutal torture which was evident from their bodies that were handed over by the Pakistan Army to India on June 9, 1999.
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