Srinagar, August 12 (KMS): The United Nations has said that it has taken up the use of its mark on the equipments being used by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir.
A local English newspaper had published pictures of RAF personnel wearing helmets and using other equipments with UN marks in Srinagar.
Responding to a complaint lodged by Paul Barrow, Director of Policy and Communications, United Progressives - a US-based policy group, Michel Bonnardeaux, Public Affairs Officer at the United Nations, said: "Following the use of UN-marked blue helmets by Indian Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel in Srinagar, the United Nations Military Observer Group (UNMOG) immediately brought the issue to the notice of the Indian Army authorities.”
The statement further said, "UN blue helmets and other UN equipment are provided to personnel serving in the United Nations operations for the sole purpose of use during service under the blue flag. All UN equipment provided for use in a UN operation ought to be returned to the organisation upon completion of service and under no circumstances, can it be used for other purposes, including by national armies in the conduct of their operations."
Sources said the helmets and other equipment used by RAF in Jammu and Kashmir actually came from some Indian peace keeping missions associated with the UN, and the same were inadvertently passed on to RAF for use in occupied Kashmir. »
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