Mutilating the dead bodies is a war crime under Geneva Conventions Allegations of Pakistani forces mutilating the two Indian soldiers today are serious and should be investigated impartially Indian soldiers in the past themselves have been involved in mutilating the dead bodies not just of combatants but civilians too In March  at Pathribal  civilians were killed in a stage maed encounter and their bodies burnt to avoid recognition The CBI investigation charged a present Indian army General as an accused but army scuttled the prosecution All such war crimes should be investigated and the culpable punished whether Pakistani army Indian army or even militants