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Mint
26-05-2025
- Mint
Sunita Jamgade, the Nagpur woman who crossed LoC into Pakistan, handed over to Punjab Police. Who is she?
An Indian woman, identified as Sunita Jamgade, who had allegedly recently crossed over to Pakistan through the Line of Control (LoC), was handed over by Pakistani authorities to the Punjab Police. Jamgade is a resident of Nagpur district in Maharashtra. She had gone missing on May 14. The Maharashtra Police had received information from Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir that a 12-year-old boy was found there. As per the boy's statement, his mother, Sunita Jamgade, has either gone to Pakistan or has gone missing. The woman was captured by the Pakistani authorities after crossing the border. The Pakistan Rangers have handed her over to the Border Security Force (BSF), and the BSF handed her over to the Amritsar Police. Niketan Kadam, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V)-Maharashtra Police, said: 'Regarding a woman, Sunita Jamgade, whose permanent address comes under Kapil Nagar police station, Sant Kabir Nagar. We received information from Kargil district that a 12-year-old boy has been found there and he is the son of this woman. As per the boy, his mother has either gone to Pakistan or has gone missing. We followed up on the information and two days ago, we received information from Amritsar Police that Sunita Jamgade was handed over to the BSF by Pak Rangers; BSF handed over the woman to Amritsar Police.' 'We have already dispatched the are bringing back the woman Police say that they have found chat history with Pakistani citizens on her phone and she had gone there after they invited her there. This is preliminary information. But unless we take her into our custody and conduct a detailed interrogation, we won't be able to make a comment,' said Kadam. 'Nothing can be denied right now. We can't say anything until we can do a proper FIR will be lodged there and then we will work on it and we carry out further investigation,' the DCP added. Sunita Jamgade is a former nurse from a Nagpur hospital and a door-to-door garment seller. She had been showing signs of emotional distress and confusion in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. Her family had also shared that she was mentally ill and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital, reported The Indian Express.
Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Indian Express
Nagpur woman who crossed LoC into Pakistan handed over to India
Nagpur woman Sunita Jamgade, who crossed over into Pakistan through the Line of Control (LoC) earlier this month from the Hunderman village in Kargil, was handed over to the Indian authorities by Pakistani officials on Saturday, said the police. Jamgade, 43, was reported missing on May 14. According to the police, she crossed the border over ten days ago, leaving her son behind and was subsequently apprehended by the Pakistani forces. 'A team comprising one officer and two women constables has been sent to Amritsar to bring Sunita back,' said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V) Niketan Kadam. 'Pakistan captured Sunita after she crossed the border. The Pakistan Rangers have handed her over to the Border Security Force (BSF), and the BSF has handed over the lady to Amritsar Police,' added Kadam. 'We will interrogate her once she is in Nagpur custody. We need to verify whether she was involved in spying or any other unlawful activity,' he added. Dr S D Singh Jamwal, the Director General of Police (DGP) for Ladakh police, last week had told The Indian Express that Sunita was in touch with Pakistani nationals before going missing. A zero FIR has been registered by the Amritsar Police, which will be transferred to the Kapil Nagar police station in Nagpur, as her permanent address is in the city. Kadam further said, 'Exchange of individuals who inadvertently cross the India-Pakistan border is a routine procedure. Such cases are typically resolved through flag meetings and communication between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers.' Jamgade's 12-year-old son, who was taken into the care of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) following her disappearance, will also be brought back to Nagpur soon. Sunita, a former nurse from a hospital in Nagpur and a door-to-door garment seller, had been showing signs of emotional distress and confusion in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. Her family had also shared that she was mentally ill and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Saudi Gazette
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
21 airports across northern India will be closed until Saturday
NEW DELHI — A total of 21 airports across northern and northwestern India will remain closed until Saturday, according to a senior police official. 'All airports have been sealed. No one will be allowed to go in or out except for security personnel and staff,' Shri Sirivennela of Amritsar Police told Indian news agency ANI, adding that 'all scheduled flights' in the region will be impacted. 'Until the situation is under control, we will be following the decisions made by the central government,' Sirivennela told ANI. Multiple Indian and international carriers issued travel advisories on Wednesday regarding cancellations to and from destinations in northern India, after New Delhi launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Wednesday morning. Other airlines said they were re-routing or canceling flights to and from Europe due to the escalation between India and Pakistan, with more than two dozen international flights diverted to avoid Pakistan airspace, according to FlightRadar24 data. Late on Wednesday night (Thursday morning local time), Reuters reported that Pakistan had reopened its airspace and that its airports were fully functional. Pakistan has reopened its airspace after closing it following India's missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Reuters reported. The country's airports are now 'fully functional,' according to Reuters, citing Pakistan authorities. On Thursday morning, flight tracker website FlightRadar24 showed some passenger planes flying over Pakistan again – though most flights are still steering clear of the Pakistan-India border. Pakistan closed airspace around Lahore and the coastal city of Karachi on Wednesday morning after India launched a series of early morning strikes on locations in the country's north. There were major flight disruptions, with India also closing some of its airports near the border region and multiple international airlines avoiding flying over Pakistan. — CNN
