New Delhi, March 27 -- India on Friday reiterated its support for Bangladesh's pursuit of justice over the 1971 atrocities, stating that Pakistan continues to deny its role in the mass killings and crimes committed during the war.
Addressing a weekly press conference, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We are all aware of the terrible atrocities that were committed by Pakistan during Operation Searchlight in 1971."He noted that "the genocide involved the systematic and targeted killing of millions of innocent Bangladeshi people, as well as mass sexual violence against women," adding that it forced "millions to flee their country and seek shelter in India as refugees.""These atrocities, needless to say, s...