‘Leopards urine helped Army in surgical strike’
PUNE, Sept 12: The Indian Army troops used leopard’s urine and faeces to throw off dogs while carrying out surgical strikes, 15km inside Pakistan territory + in 2016, former Nagrota Corps commander Lt Gen Rajendra Nimborkar said on Tuesday.
The city-based Thorle Bajirao Peshwe Pratishthan awarded Nimborkar for his contribution to the strikes. The award was given away by former chief minister Manohar Joshi who was chief guest.
Nimborkar, who served as brigade commander in Nowshera sector, had studied the biodiversity of the area minutely. “While in the sector, we had experienced that leopards often attack dogs in the areas. To save themselves from the attack, dogs prefer to stay in the locality during night,” Nimborkar told TOI.
“While devising the operational strategy, we were aware about possible dogs barking and attacking while crossing villages on the route. To counter it, our troops carried leopards’ urine and faeces. They used to spray it outside the village. This worked well and the dogs left them alone,” he said.
Nimborkar said the Army had maintained highest secrecy. “Then defence minister Manohar Parrikar had told us to execute the operation in a week. I had discussed this with our troops a week in advance but didn’t reveal the exact location. They came to know about it a day prior to the attack,” he said.
To execute the operation, Lt Gen Nimborkar said, we had chosen early morning. “We had identified the terrorists’ launch pads. We had studied their timings and got to know that 3.30am was perfect to attack. Before that, our troops had to reach a safe location. They had successfully crossed difficult terrains and mine fields. They destroyed three pads and killed 29 terrorists,” he said.
Post operation, Nimborkar said the surprise factor had stunned the Pakistan army’s military leaders.
Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Man slits wife's throat over trivial issue in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 45-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who slit her throat with a knife following a quarrel over a trivial issue, police said on Monday.
The deceased, identified as Rangamma, worked in housekeeping, they said.
The incident occurred in Bilekahalli within the limits of MICO Layout police station.
Police said the family originally hails from Davanagere district and had moved to Bengaluru about four years ago.
In the complaint, the deceased's son stated that they have been residing with parents and are working in the catering field. His father works as a security guard.
He alleged that his father, Nagraj, frequently consumed alcohol and often picked up quarrels with the mother.
"On March 15, between 8.30 PM and 9.30 PM, the father allegedly picked up a quarrel with the mother over a trivial issue and murdered her by slitting her throat with a knife, after which he fled from the scene," a senior police officer said.
In this regard, a murder case has been registered at MICO Layout police station, he said.
"Investigation has been taken up, and special teams have been formed to trace and apprehend the accused," he added.
