More Bengalis desert Pak Army
FEROZEPUR, JAN. 9- Five Bengali personnel of the Pakistani Army are reported to have crossed the cease-fire line and surrendered to the Indian Army in the Fazilka sector, reports PTI. They brought with them one jeep and a large quantity of ammunition, it is also said.
They are reported to have told the authorities that they had not been paid their salary for the last several months and that they were treated in West Pakistan with contempt, following the liberation of Bangladesh.
Two Bengali Pakistani Army personnel had surrendered earlier in the same sector.
Reference: Hindustan Standard, 10.01.1972