India on Thursday came down heavily on Pakistan over Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentencing saying Jadhav is a kidnapped innocent Indian…
Gopal Baglay (PHOTO: Twitter)
India on Thursday came down heavily on Pakistan over Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentencing saying Jadhav is a kidnapped innocent Indian and that Pakistan has no evidence against him.
"Kulbhushan Jadhav is a kidnapped innocent Indian who is a retired officer of the Indian Navy and Pakistan has no evidence against him," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said.
"These facts were communicated to Pakistan over an year ago. We had, in fact, made 13 requests to Pakistan to release him since he was arrested last year," he added.
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He further said that the Pakistan government has not shared any specific details about Kulbhushan Jadhav's condition.
"We are not aware of where he has been kept and Pakistan has not told us. As soon as the information about his death sentence was passed, the Pakistan high commissioner was summoned. We told him that there is nothing concrete and the farcical nature of the case against him was wrong. We said that we would treat it as premeditated murder," he added.
On 10 April, India had summoned Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit saying proceedings that led to the sentencing of Kulbhushan Jadhav are 'farcical'.
Jadhav was reportedly arrested on 3 March, 2016 in Balochistan's Mashkel area on claims of his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities.
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