Nagpur woman who crossed over to Pakistan, brought back; sent to police custody till June 2
Nagpur, May 29 (PTI): Police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have brought back the city-based woman, who crossed over to Pakistan from Kargil earlier this month before being repatriated by the neighbouring country, officials said.
The woman, Sunita Jamgade (43), was brought to Nagpur late Wednesday night, following which she was formally placed under arrest. She was then produced before a special court during the intervening night and was remanded in police custody till June 2.
"A four-member team of the Nagpur police took custody of Jamgade from their counterparts in Amritsar. The team travelled with her from Amritsar to Delhi by train on Tuesday night and reached Nagpur late Wednesday night," an official said.
Police in Punjab's Amritsar had registered a Zero FIR against Jamgade after she was repatriated by Pakistani authorities through the Attari-Wagah border on Saturday.
"Jamgade was arrested based on the Zero FIR filed in Amritsar and transferred to Kapil Nagar police station here," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 5) Niketan Kadam said.
The police authorities intend to interrogate her regarding her connections with individuals residing in Pakistan, with whom she had reportedly been in contact for several months. They are particularly interested in finding out what kind of information she may have shared with Pakistani nationals, including individuals identified as Julfekar and Pastor, he said.
Jamgade, a resident of Sant Kabir Nagar in the Kapil Nagar police station area, had left Nagpur with her 13-year-old son on May 4 and reached Kargil, from where she crossed over to Pakistan on May 14. She had allegedly left behind her son before crossing the Line of Control (LoC), the police have said.
Pakistani forces apprehended her after she crossed the border, and held her in custody until she was officially handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border on Saturday, they said.
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NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15
Kochi (PTI): A special court here will complete proceedings for framing charges against the prime accused in the 2010 hand-chopping case involving professor T J Joseph, in which PFI activists were accused of attacking him at Muvattupuzha.
Ernakulam Special Court for NIA cases judge P K Mohandas, on April 30, heard the arguments of counsel for accused Savad and Shafeer C and decided to proceed with framing charges against the duo.
A group chopped off Thodupuzha Newman College professor Joseph's right hand in July 2010, accusing him of religious blasphemy in a question paper he had prepared.
The case, later taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), resulted in the conviction of 19 accused.
The first accused, Savad, who allegedly chopped off Joseph’s palm, was arrested in Berram in Mattannur, Kannur, in January 2024, where he had allegedly been hiding under the pseudonym Shajahan.
The NIA also arrested Shafeer, who allegedly arranged shelter and provided logistical support to Savad at Chakkad and Mattannur in Kannur since 2020.
On April 30, the court heard the counsel for the accused and the NIA prosecutor on framing charges against the duo.
"On going through the documents and evidence in the case and on hearing the counsel for the accused and the prosecutor, I am of the opinion that there are grounds for presuming that the first accused has committed offences punishable under provisions of the IPC, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and that the second accused has committed offences punishable under the IPC and the UAPA, and there are materials for framing charges under these provisions against the accused," the court said.
The court directed that Savad be produced and Shafeer, who is on bail, appear before it on May 15 for recording their pleas as part of the charge-framing process.
After framing the charges, the court will schedule the trial in the case.
