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860 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ৩৫৭। পাক-বাহিনীর দলিলে লুট ও দি ষ্টেটসম্যান ২০ জুলাই, ১৯৭১ ধর্ষণের প্রমাণ THE STATESMAN, JULY20, 1971 PAK MILITARY DOCUMENTS REVEAL, LOOTING AND RAPE From Our Special Correspondent New Delhi, June 19. - The Government of India has in possession military documents from Pakistani Army personnel revealing two aspects of the state of affairs in Bangladesh (1) continued action by the Mukti Fouj inside Bangladesh and (2) looting of property, assault and rape of women by the Pakistani troops. The documents have been seized from some of the Pak troops who had surrendered to Indian hands just to save their lives from the hands of the Mukti Fouj. Looting, assaults and rape had been on such a large-scale that the Pak military authorities were compelled to issue orders setting up trial courts for this purpose. Some details of the documents are: (1) A secret letter from Lt. Col. Zehir Sarwardy, Staff Officer in HQ., 9 Division No. 16604/4, dated 10.5.71, addressed to 30 P.B., Hq. Frontier Corps. It admitted clearly that the Mukti Fouj guerillas had been blowing up railways and road bridges and laying mines on roads to be used by military vehicles laying ambushes, throwing hand-grenades and sniping. The same document complained of cases when patriotic elements had taken away money from banks and government treasuries and snatched firearms from the Police and the Army. (2)A confidential letter from Brig. Maj.Hg. 131 Brigade in Sylhet No. 109070/G.S. (OPS) dated 7.5.71 : This document admits that there had been reports of looting of property and assault and rape of girls and that the commandant had taken a serious view of them. The commandant had directed that in future anyone found guilty of such crimes would be punished. (Note may be taken that persons connected with the crimes in future and not the past ones are to be tried!) (3) A letter from Major G. R. Bhatti from Hg 313 Brigade, No 2001/20/A (OPS), dated 2.5.71 :