Ablaze in a Blizzard

The war zone. Every one knows that east pakisthan is riverien terrian cris crossed by distributeries and contributeries of great rivers like Ganga and Brahmaputra. To conduct a military operation in that area is a challenge. The roads are limited and cross country movement will be very difficult. The Pakisthani forces were holding all important towns and main roads. The Mukthi Behni forces (freedom fighters of East pakisthan) had blown off some of the rail bridges and few important road bridges. under these conditions the Indian forces were fighting. Perhaps the Indian plan was to contain Pak forces and move forward towards Dacca. In this plan Mynamati is a big contonement of Comilla complex and on the main road Comilla-Daudkhandy-Dacca. 61 Inf Bde was ordered to contain comilla and cut off road leading to Dacca. For this Ganesan was told to find out suitable roads through which guns can move. So Ganesan was ready to go deep inside.He requested the civilian to take him to a Mukthi Behni camp. One cycle riksha was brought and Ganesan was travelling through the tracks on which guns can move.

He was taken to a mukthi behni camp and Ganesan met their leader and explained his plan . The Mukthi Behni leader gave two escorts with guns and told them in Bengali, where all they should take Ganesan. Time may be 1630hrs and ganesan was taken futher inside along the banks of river Gomthi. Incidently Gomthi was to be crossed to cutoff the main road and Ganesan was taking a mental picture of everything as they moved. The escorts were narrating the killings they had with Pak forces. They retuned to their camp and Ganesan thanked the leader and came back to Burichang where he left his uniforms. The civilian was waiting for ganesan and thanked Indian Army through Ganesan for helping them to get freedom. He gave a hot cup of tea and Ganesan changed to uniform and was walking back home . It was pitch dark and gun shots were heard here and there. What a strange experience. By the time he returned to his unit it was about 2200hrs. New orders were received that 4ER will leave a sub unit with 61Bde and rest of 4ER will move to Brahmanbaria another impotant town in Bangladesh. (East pakisthan was liberated as war broke out and India recognised Banglasdesh on 06 Dec) It was 10 Dec and Indian forces were all arround Bangladeh closing in to Dacca. So let us meet at Dacca .........