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Notice to Punjab police for wrongful confinement

The human rights commission in Punjab has issued a notice to the state government seeking details about Wasil Khan, 43, who was made to spend eight years in various jails for his alleged involvement in a bomb attack in Ludhiana in 2000.

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The human rights commission in Punjab has issued a notice to the state government seeking details about Wasil Khan, 43, who was made to spend eight years in various jails for his alleged involvement in a bomb attack in Ludhiana in 2000.

Khan was also charged with having illegally crossed over to India from Pakistan.

However, the Punjab and Haryana high court ordered Khan’s release after an inquiry found he had been wrongfully confined as he was not only an Indian citizen, but also had no hand in the blast. On Thursday, Khan’s sister Mohazra Khatoon gave Pannu documents supporting Khan’s identity and demanded his immediate release from jail.

Khan, who used to clean trucks, was picked up by Gurdaspur police near the Indo-Pak border under suspicious circumstances. He was declared a Pakistani national.

He was moved to Ludhiana and was accused of involvement in a bomb blast. Khan was tried as a Pakistan national as police did not bother to verify whether he was an Indian. After spending six years in Ludhiana jail, he was moved to Amritsar central jail.
After Pakistani embassy refused to confirm whether Khan was their national, Punjab Police sent a letter to an address in Bihar. After receiving the letter, Khan’s sister came to Amritsar this week and presented Pannu proof of his identity.

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