32 Pakistan fishermen released from JIC Bhuj
May 29, 2014
Bhuj, 29 May, 2014
The government of India has released 32 Pakistani fishermen from Joint Interrogation Center(JIC) in Bhuj.
According to Kutch(West) Police Superintendent Vidhi Chaudhary, fishermen are already released from JIC on Wednesday morning on order of central Home ministry. They are sent to Punjab under security of Police Inspector and LIB. They shall be handed over to Pakistan on 30th of May.
JIC in Bhuj, district headquarters of border district of Kutch has capacity to house 35 prisoners.
It should be mentioned here that following a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New Delhi this week Pakistan has released 151 Indian fishermen from jail and sent them back to India. Shri Modi had invited SAARC nation heads including Shri Sharif to his oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi. Following Shri Modi’s invitation, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajpaksa also announced to release all Pakistan prisoners in Sri Lankan prisons.
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