Major Kanwaljit Sandhu, an Indian commander, was badly injured, and Major SPS Waraich was reported captured, as were many Junior Commissioned Officers and men as the squadrons were taken by surprise and had little time to get to their bunkers. A Pakistani radio news telecast reported (in Urdu) that "Maj Waraich hamari hiraasat mein hain" ("Maj Waraich is in our custody"). There was a subsequent report that Major Waraich was in a North West Frontier jail.
Major Kanwaljit Sandhu, an Indian commander, was badly injured, and Major SPS Waraich was reported captured along with many junior officers and men as the squadrons were taken by surprise and had little time to get to their bunkers. A Pakistani radio news telecast confirmed Waraich's capture, stating "Maj Waraich is in our custody." Later reports indicated that Waraich was being held at a jail in the North West Frontier region.