The Ministry of External
Affairs confirmed on Thursday (31October, 2013) that there
are 400 prisoners are in Pakistan’s jail and among them 90 prisoners have
already completed
their sentence span and are entitled to go home. Among the 400 prisoners 214 are civilian prisoners and 186 are fishermen as told by MEA spokesperson Mr. Syed Akbaruddin. The 90 who have completed their sentence span “should be released according to the India –Pakistan bilateral agreement within one month “In August this year 11 prisoners wrote a letter to both the Government asking for death sentence to get rid of their woeful life in Pakistan’s prison. They also mentioned that 21 prisoners including four women had been turned unstable due to severe mental and physical torture at Kot Lakhpat prison. It is also known that they have even forgotten their names too. Recently Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked to the Prime Minister to look after the matter of releasing Ghazipur resident Dinesh Vishwakarma who has been suffering in Pakistan prison, though has completed his sentence span.
their sentence span and are entitled to go home. Among the 400 prisoners 214 are civilian prisoners and 186 are fishermen as told by MEA spokesperson Mr. Syed Akbaruddin. The 90 who have completed their sentence span “should be released according to the India –Pakistan bilateral agreement within one month “In August this year 11 prisoners wrote a letter to both the Government asking for death sentence to get rid of their woeful life in Pakistan’s prison. They also mentioned that 21 prisoners including four women had been turned unstable due to severe mental and physical torture at Kot Lakhpat prison. It is also known that they have even forgotten their names too. Recently Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked to the Prime Minister to look after the matter of releasing Ghazipur resident Dinesh Vishwakarma who has been suffering in Pakistan prison, though has completed his sentence span.
The CM has arranged one lakh and ten thousand to
his family as financial assist and additional Rs.25000 also contributed by the
judicial magistrate of Gazipur. Dinesh was working in a private
farm in the Alwar district in Rajastan since 2008. Dinesh was missing
from 2011. On filling an RTI with Ministry of External Affairs the
family came to know that Dinesh had been caught by Pakistani authority
in 2012 and he was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment according to the
Foreigner Act. He was also imposed additional Rs.500 or 15 days imprisonment.
He is currently at district jail at Malir in Karachi. Though his sentence has
been completed seven months ago,
he has not been sent to India. His family consists of his wife Ruckmoni and three
children, has earnestly requested the Indian authority to look after the matter.
Till now no help has been come
from the centre.
