Hasina Begam
AURANGABAD: Hasina Begam (65), jailed in Pakistan for 18 long years, had exclaimed that she felt like she had entered paradise when she got down from the train at the Aurangabad railway station on January 26. However, her joy was dampened a few days later when she learnt that her plot of land in Aurangabad, the records of which had helped the police establish her identity, has been encroached upon.
Begam’s name had got deleted from the voters’ list over the years after she was not found to be residing at her husband’s home in Saharanpur (UP) or even in her native Aurangabad. In the absence of any identity proof, the police traced the registration of the 600 sq ft plot in her name to establish her identity and facilitate her return to India. She had purchased the land in 2000.
Hasina Begam with nephew Zainuddin Chisthi (white shirt) and other family members in Aurangabad
AURANGABAD: “It feels like I have entered paradise,” 65-year-old Hasina Begam said after getting down from the train at the Aurangabad railway station on Tuesday night.
It was a homecoming for Begam after spending 18 years in prison in Pakistan. She had gone to the neighbouring country to meet relatives but landed up in jail after losing her passport and other belongings as soon as she reached there. She could not tell the Pakistani police where her relatives resided as she had lost their address details too.