Indian opposition leader Shashi Tharoor lamented the destruction and vandalism of a statue meant to commemorate the liberation of Bangladesh. The Indian Army played a massive part in the freedom and creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and the statute depicted the moment Pakistan and its 93,000 soldiers surrendered after the war.

Statue depicting Pakistan Army’s 1971 surrender to India vandalised in Bangladesh

Indian Army's Col Ashok Tara was just 29 years old in 1971, when he went along with two soldiers to save the life of the family of Bangladesh's father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Meet Indian Army's Col Ashok Tara, who saved Sheikh Hasina from Pakistan Army in 1971

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Statue depicting Pakistan Army’s 1971 surrender to India vandalised in Bangladesh

Meet Indian Army's Col Ashok Tara, who saved Sheikh Hasina from Pakistan Army in 1971