NAGPUR: A week after the drama at General VK Singh's residence when his family alleged being spied on, the former army chief now says he had a suspicion of being trailed much before the incident took place and had even taken up the issue with authorities. Singh, who was talking to newspersons in the city where he attended a farmers' convention, said, "I had written to somebody about what I had suspected. I was told that the matter was being investigated."
Singh, however, refused to divulge the name of the person he had written to. "Just leave it at that," he said, when TOI insisted for further revelation on the matter.
Last week, the former chief's family had alleged a bugging attempt at his residence, when a team led by a Major from the Signals entered their house at Mandir Marg in Delhi Cantonment. The team had come to remove the army telephone exchange at the former chief's home after his Z-plus security was removed.
Though it created ruckus at that time, Singh also said it was valid on part of the officer to come as he was only following the orders. But his conduct was not of that of a gentleman. "He entered from the rear gate. I was not at home, and my daughter had gone to work. The officer also entered the rooms other than where the exchange was installed. He was rude, he refused to sit, accept tea and lunch offered to him," alleged Singh.
However, he did not reply to a subsequent SMS by TOI, questioning whether he would like to leave the house provided by the army after this incident.
Reacting to the beheading incident at line of control (LOC), the General said that it should not evoke a knee-jerk sensationalizing of the issue. "This is not the first incident at the LOC. Such incidents keep happening after which there has been a counterattack from the Indian side too," he said.
It is not that episodes like the LOC beheading or Captain Saurav Kalia would be forgotten, but such issues have their own political and military solutions rather than being sensationalized, he said. He, however, added that the barbarism is instinctive in the Pakistan army. "It was seen in all the wars, including Kargil," he said.
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