Army ‘uniform’ sale goes on unchecked

Tribune News Service

Pathankot, January 3

Despite several attacks reported to have been carried out by terrorists donning the Army uniform, such dresses continue to be sold openly in border villages.

Happy, a shopkeeper who sells such dresses at Bamyal village, said whenever he sold such a dress to anyone, he would note down his name and phone number in a register. However, he could not produce that register when asked to do so.

The situation was even grim in Pathankot town where numerous shops were found selling such dresses openly without even seeking the identity card of the buyers.

According to Narayan Singh, a ex-serviceman from the area, the sale of such dresses should be allowed only in the cantonment area. Some serving Army personnel in the market accepted that they were not asked for any identity card or address proof while buying uniforms.