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Hamid Ansari Meets Indian Foreign Minister Post Release from Pakistani Prison after Six Years

Recently released from Pakistani Prison Indian national, Hamid Ansari met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
Recently released from Pakistani Prison Indian national, Hamid Ansari met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
Recently released from Pakistani Prison Indian national, Hamid Ansari met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.
Recently released from Pakistani Prison Indian national, Hamid Ansari met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday.

Indian citizen Hamid Ansari, who was released from Pakistani prison after six years, met with India’s Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday morning.

Mumbai based management teacher, Hamid Ansari was released from a Pakistani prison after six years. Imprisoned under alleged espionage charges, Ansari crossed the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab to re-enter India on Tuesday. Reportedly, the Indian citizen was emotionally overwhelmed and kneeled down to touch the soil of his nation.

On Wednesday morning, Hamid Ansari met Indian Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj. He was accompanied by his mother and other family members, who all thanked the minister for her efforts in ensuring the release of the Indian national.

In a tweet, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar said, “Welcome home, son! Indian national, Hamid Ansari returns home after six years of incarceration in Pakistan. EAM Sushma Swaraj warmly welcomed him in Delhi today.” Apart from this, in a video shared on Minister of External Affairs twitter handle, Ansari’s mother, who had filed a habeas corpus petition soon after her son was taken into custody by Pakistani intelligence agencies, was heard saying “Mera Bharat mahan, meri madam mahan, sab meri madam ne kiya hai.” Which translates to, “My India is great, my madam is great, my madam has done everything”.

In 2012, Ansari was arrested by Pakistani intelligence forces when he was crossing over to the Pakistan border. Ansari was returning from Afghanistan where he had gone to visit a woman he met online. In 2015, he was sentenced to three years in the Peshawar Central Jail by a Pakistani court for possessing a fake identity card.

Bhartiya Janta Party activist, Krishna Hegde, who supported Ansari’s parents in their ordeal, said, “Very happy for Hamid, especially his parents who have worked very hard for his release and his family.”