'Totally baseless', scoffs Antony at claims that India beheads Pak soldiers

Express news service : New Delhi, Thu Jan 31 2013, 13:47 hrs

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On the abandoning of an injured CRPF trooper by IAF's Garud security guards in Chhattisgarh after their helicopter came under fire by Naxals on January 18, Antony said, "We have not received the final result (of the report)."

The Defence Minister had sought a detailed report from IAF and other departments in connection with the incident.

IAF security guards had allegedly abandoned the Mi-17 chopper, their weapons and an injured constable after they were forced to land in thick forests of Bastar district.

Regarding the operations in Naxal areas, he said IAF and Army will not get involved in direct operations and they would provide logistics and training support to the central armed police forces.

To a query on the tussle among private sector shipyards for defence contracts, the Minister said, "It is a tragedy that they are fighting amongst themselves. Now we have totally changed the policy. Most of the orders are now 'buy Indian' only..."

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