A Pakistani national Jalaluddin, arrested from Varanasi’s cantonment area with suspicious documents, was released from the central jail after 16 years.
On his way back to his country, he took Bhagavad Gita with him.
“In 2001, Jalaluddin was arrested from the cantonment area. He was nabbed near the Air Force office by the police with a few suspicious documents,” said Ambrish Gaud, Senior Superintendent of the Varanasi Central Jail.
The police had recovered maps of the cantonment area and other important places from Jalaluddin. A court had then sentenced the Pakistani national to 16 years of imprisonment.
Gaud elucidated, “He was imprisoned under the Official Secrets Act and Foreigner’s Act. He has been handed over to the local police. He has taken a copy of (Bhagavad) Gita with him.”
“When he was arrested, he had only graduated from high school. He completed his intermediate and did his MA from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He also undertook an electrician course as well in the jail. He had been an umpire in the jail cricket leagues for the last three years,” he added.
A special team has taken Jalaluddin to Amritsar, where he will be handed over to concerned authorities at the Wagah-Attari border, following which he will return to Pakistan.
(With inputs from ANI)
