"The sight that greeted us in Baramula is one that no period of time can erase from the memory. It was completely deserted, as silent as tomb, with not even a whimpering pie dog. Everywhere one looked, whether it was a house or a shop or a shed, there were signs of pillage, arson or wanton destruction. The well equipped Mission Hospital, the most modern in the valley, looked as if it had been hit by a tornado. Nor had the Mission Church escaped the wrath of the savages. The lovely images had been mutilated with axes and riddled with bullet holes. There were unmistakable signs that the patients in the hospital had been slaughtered in their bed or dragged out to meet the same fate in the compound. The battle seasoned World War II veterans of 161 Infantry Brigade shuddered at the sight."
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Lt Gen LP Sen, DSO, in his book `Slender was the Thread' narrates the scene upon his arrival in Baramula.
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