Former ADC to Chiinar Corps corps commander during outbreak of troubles in the Valley has this Whatsapp take:  

1. The full  unit was not there at the site in Kokernag fire station building when we reached at about 5am. About half hour later Gen Malik and his escort reached. By which time your dad and I went around the cordon by the coy from opposite sides, trying to coordinate the cordon which wasn't done at night. Troops were in shock and coy cdr was in state of mental paralysis. Company had lost casualties in the ambush and later when some NCOs tried to storm the building. No CO anywhere in sight. 

2. JJ wasn't there either. At least till about 8.45am when I came out and your dad agreed to be evacuated. 

3. It wasn't a grenade splinter that got your dad. It was AK bullet, which hit Nk Budhi Singh in his palm, bounced off his AK47 barrel, angled up and the ricochet and few smaller splinters of the bullet hit your dad in the forehead and scalp. 

3. No discussion with JJ happened at the site. Because your dad lost lot of blood and was unconscious. About 45-60 minutes later he regained consciousness and was treated by RMO and spoke only to RMO to tell him he was OK and with Gen Malik to refuse evacuation till ADC was extracted 'He may need evacuation more than me'. Thereafter while travelling in jonga from Kokernag to Anantnag, and later in chopper from Anantnag to BBCantt, he spoke very little. Firstly he was furious at the whole episode, secondly he was really weak and faint. I shut the hell up because I knew with him when to shut up. 

4. I have no idea what happened between CO and JJ. Maybe CO misled him... . 

5. Did JJ come very close to being sacked? I think so.... He then started to lead from the front in all ops and got shot in the thigh for his trouble. After a series of successful ops, he did muster the courage to actually meet your dad. Yes, that part is true, he came within an inch of being sacked himself. Don't think your dad would forgive anyone for lies or wrong reporting in operations. 

He didn't have to ask Malik or your dad to fire CO or him. I'm pretty sure they contemplated firing both 🙄

That day, before and after getting wounded, your dad was in a really foul mood. I think he immediately sensed that he wasn't getting the truth and wanted to see for himself. Seeing troops in a shell shocked condition and the officer barely coherent wouldn't have improved his mood. Getting wounded didn't improve things, neither was being informed that his ADC was dead. Bring his body to me and I will go he had said to Malik (escort JCO and Capt Khera, Malik's ADC confirmed this part). He had also realised that his officers had lied and misled his HQ. When we reached BB Cantt, BH Comdt was fussing about offering tea and refreshments when all he wanted was to go home. He couldn't do that because he had to go to Corps HQ and pass orders to BGS. Meanwhile I left him with the doctors and went home where your mom who by then had received several phone calls from journalists wanting to know if Gen Zaki was indeed dead. When she saw me alone in the state I was in, she assumed the worst. "Aapke rehte kaise hone diya, AP?". Took me about 10 minutes to convince her that Gen was alright and will be home in an hour or two. I stayed with her till he came home