Maha: 65-yr-old woman, released after 18 years in Pak jail, dies
By IANS| Published: 9th February 2021 8:13 pm IST
By Quaid Najmi
Aurangabad, Feb 9 : A 65-year-old woman who spent 18 years in a Pakistani prison and was sent back to India on Republic Day, died here barely a fortnight after returning to her motherland.
The overjoyed woman – Hasina Begum – was accorded a hero’s welcome by several of her old friends, distant relatives, and even Aurangabad Police officials on her return on January 26.
Early on Tuesday morning, the city was stunned to learn that she suddenly succumbed to a heart attack and breathed her last after enjoying barely 14 days of freedom.
A 65-year-old woman who spent 18 years in a Pakistani prison and was sent back to India on Republic Day, died here barely a fortnight after returning to her motherland.
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AHMEDABAD: A cattle herder from Gujarat s Kutch district, who had inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan in 2008 and was arrested there on charges of spying, has finally returned to India after languishing in the neighbouring country s jails, officials said.
Ismael Sama, 60, from Nana Dinara village in Kutch, located some 60 kms from the Pakistan border, had mistakenly crossed over to Pakistan while grazing his cattle.