Five Indian High Commission officials return from Pakistan

Five officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, including the two who were arrested and later released in an alleged hit-and-run case there, returned to the country through the Attari-Wagah border on Monday, officials said. Dwimu and Selvadhas were arrested on June 15 in Pakistan in the alleged hit-and-run incident.


PTI | Attari | Updated: 22-06-2020 17:34 IST | Created: 22-06-2020 17:34 IST
Five Indian High Commission officials return from Pakistan
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Five officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, including the two who were arrested and later released in an alleged hit-and-run case there, returned to the country through the Attari-Wagah border on Monday, officials said. According to them, those who returned are Air Adviser Group Capt Manu Midha, Second Secretary S Shiv Kumar and staff members Pankaj, Selvadhas Paul and Dwimu Brahma. Dwimu and Selvadhas were arrested on June 15 in Pakistan in the alleged hit-and-run incident. Both were later released. After the incident, India had summoned the charge d' affaires of the Pakistan High Commission, lodging a protest over the "abduction and torture" of two officials of the Indian mission in Islamabad. The five officials travelled to the Wagah check-post in a car

They underwent thermal screening and preliminary medical check-up before proceeding to Delhi, the officials said.

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