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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Time of India
OSA charge on Nagpur woman who crossed LoC
Representative image NAGPUR/AMRITSAR: A 43-year-old Nagpur woman who had been detained in Pakistan for nine days after illegally crossing the LoC in Kargil district of Ladakh to meet a "pastor" she befriended online now stands accused of spying. A zero FIR has been filed against her in Punjab under the Official Secrets Act. SSP (Amritsar Rural) Maninder Singh said Monday Pakistan Rangers handed over the woman, a former nurse and mother of a 12-year-old boy, to BSF at the Attari border last weekend. Sunita Bholeshwar Jamgade had previously made two unsuccessful attempts to enter Pakistan through Attari. On both occasions, BSF intercepted her. Nagpur woman's statements raised cops' suspicion about motive of Pak visit Sunita, a resident of Kabir Nagar in Nagpur's Uppalwadi, is divorced. She had told her family that she knew a pastor in Pakistan with an adopted Muslim name. On May 14, she left her son in a lodge near Hundermaan, a frontier Kargil village, and asked him to wait there till she returned. After villagers informed the police about the stranded boy, he was put in the care of the Kargil Child Welfare Committee. Punjab Police said that although Pakistan Rangers decided not to detain Sunita further, her statements had raised suspicion of a motive that goes beyond meeting an online acquaintance in Pakistan. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Rhea Reports Creative Content Services at Rhea Reports rhreareports Learn More Undo While Sunita maintained she travelled to Pakistan only to meet the person she was seemingly besotted with, the former nurse couldn't explain how she dodged security amid India-Pakistan hostilities to cross the LoC undetected. Initial findings suggest she traversed unfamiliar mountainous terrain to meet two Pakistani contacts - a man named Zulfikar and the unidentified "pastor". Sources in Nagpur Police said that security agencies found in her phone messages hinting at ties that may extend beyond a personal relationship. When she was first stopped at Attari while trying to enter Pakistan in March, the authorities let her off thinking she had a mental health problem. This time, officials suggested, they had enough reason to invoke the stringent Official Secrets Act against her. Nagpur zonal DCP Niketan Kadam said a team from Kapil Nagar police station would bring Sunita back to the city for a thorough probe into her background and possible motive. Kargil Child Welfare Committee chairperson Niyaz Ali said that the Ladakh administration had given it permission to escort Sunita's son back to Nagpur.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Time of India
Kargil police deploy drones, sniffer dogs in search for missing Nagpur woman
Nagpur: The , in coordination with other agencies, intensified their search for the 43-year-old Nagpur woman, , who vanished from Hundermaan village near the Line of Control (LoC) on May 14, 2025. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Suspected to have crossed into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to meet a Pakistani pastor she had connected with online, Sunita's disappearance raised concerns about border security amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions. The Kargil police employed to scour the rugged terrain along the LoC near Hundermaan, the frontier village, where Sunita was last seen. Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Kargil, Shree Ram, confirmed the search involved scanning hamlets and the nearby Suru river using drones, while sniffer dogs traced Sunita's scent from clothes left at a hotel where she was staying with her 15-year-old son. "Despite thorough efforts, no trace of her was found," SSP Ram stated, adding police are awaiting updates from the army regarding her whereabouts. Unconfirmed reports suggest Sunita, a former nurse, is in Pakistani custody, marking her third attempt to cross the border after two failed tries at Attari. Sources indicate she used villagers' phones and special apps to communicate with contacts in Pakistan, including a pastor and an individual named Zulfikar, before her disappearance. Several local villagers are now under scrutiny for allegedly assisting her. Nagpur police commissioner Ravinder Singal noted multiple agencies, including intelligence units, are investigating the case. Sunita's son, left behind in Hundermaan, is under the care of Juvenile Justice Board, awaiting family members from Maharashtra. Her family claims she was undergoing mental health treatment, a factor now under probe alongside her call records. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The incident, first reported after villagers handed Sunita's son to the Ladakh police, sparked concerns over security lapses along the LoC, especially given recent cross-border skirmishes. The investigation continues as authorities work to uncover Sunita's motives and the circumstances of her crossing. Sunita's son is still in the custody of the Kargil Child Welfare Committee, who are waiting approval from the social and tribal development department.
