Pakistan has returned Indian soldier Chandu Babulal Chohan who was arrested from Line of Control (LOC) on 29th September 2016. According to a press release from ISPR the soldier was released as a goodwill, ISPR also retracted from previous statement of Pakistan.
Previously Pakistan claimed that Indian soldier was arrested while trying to penetrate Pakistan held territory while Indian claimed that the soldier mistakenly crossed the border and demanded his return.
Pak Army returning Indian sldr #Chandu Babulal Chohan to India as goodwill. He deserted to Pak on 29 Sep 16 on grievances against his comds. pic.twitter.com/YtOkh7WZE0
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) January 21, 2017
It was during the time when Indian claimed a surgical strike inside Pakistan in which Indian claimed killing dozens of Kashmiri militants. Pakistani government and army rejected Indian claimed and said no surgical strikes were carried out, but this resulted in tensions on border in which dozens of Pakistani soldier and civilians were killed.
In one incident India attacked a civilian transport vehicle in which 11 civilians were killed, it took hours to transport the injured to hospital because Indian shelling made it impossible to reach them.
