[sukhoi-30mki]

I assume it had to do with Pakistan’s intention to bait Sikhs to push for an independent State from India’s Punjab. I’ve attached an excerpt from a book by an Indian Air Force officer, which talks about segregation of POWs by the Pakis.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eBszCSguEscC&pg=PT376&dq=Sikh+POWs+Pakistan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAWoVChMI79DRto2mxwIVlwqOCh0gogTs#v=onepage&q=Sikh%20POWs%20Pakistan&f=false

[T-Bone Texan]

Fascinating bit of history.

Thank you for the link!