Indian man in Pak jail for 36yrs to walk free
A Jaipur resident who is languishing in a Pakistan jail for 36 years is likely to be released next week, according to an MP in Jaipur. Union Minister of State for External Affairs Minister, VK Singh, told a delegation led by Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra in New Delhi today that Gajanand will be set free on the eve of Pakistan's Independence Day (August 13).
Gajanand languished there due to no consular access
Bohra said Gajanand, now 68, was sentenced to two months in prison but languished there because he didn't have consular access over the years. Jaipur (Rural) Police were told in May that Gajanand is in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail. The police received a request to verify his nationality. This raised the hopes of Gajanand's wife Makhni Devi and two sons Rakesh and Mukesh.
