Escape from Oblivion by Ikram Sehgal | Tell Tale

Ikram Sehgal, a Pakistani Army officer, found himself a prisoner of war (POW) in India under unusual circumstances after being handed over to the Indians following the rebellion in East Pakistan in 1971. He, along with other officers of mostly non-Bengali origin, was held in an Indian POW camp that opened in April 1971, even though the India-Pakistan War that led to the creation of Bangladesh didn’t start until December 1971. Throughout 1971, India did not officially acknowledge these 100 or so POWs. After suffering solitary confinement, Sehgal escaped on the 100th day of his captivity, making him the first Pakistani Army officer to successfully break out from an Indian POW camp in history.