KARACHI: As numerous as 20 Indian anglers in the slammer in Pakistan for unknowingly having moved over to this side were set free from the District Prison and Correctional Facility, Malir, on Sunday morning.
The anglers were in prison for the length of three to five years. On the whole Dawn that they had no clue about that their fishing boats had floated off towards Pakistan waters.
“It was dim and we felt that we were as yet in India when we were approached by the Pakistani coast monitors in a major white boat. They captured us for getting over and held onto our boat,” said Suneel Lal, the longest serving detainee among the 20, who was captured five years prior.
He said that he was anticipating meeting his family now, particularly his two girls. “My little girl’s are 20 and 17 years of age now. They should have truly experienced childhood in these five years,” he said as his eyes developed soggy.
Bhavesh Bhika, who has served four years in jail, likewise said that the boat he was on additionally floated towards Pakistan waters around evening time. “There is no limit in the ocean. We had no chance of realizing that we had disregarded your line,” he added.
“However, the prison staff here has been more than kind. We were given new garments, cleanser, cleanser, hair oil, and so on We were likewise offered great food. There is chicken on the menu four times each week here. Likewise fish, egg and natural product,” he said.
“I had never seen an Indian prison however it was my destiny that I was to see and remain in a Pakistani prison,” said Karshan Khima. He likewise said that they used to get letters from their families in India up till 2018. “Then, at that point, the trading of posts halted. Our families don’t have the foggiest idea how we are doing and we frequently wonder about them,” he said.
There was one Muslim additionally among the gathering.
Ahmed Dada burned through three-and-a-half-year detainment here. There was additionally Dheero Kalah who was with Ahmed. Dheero didn’t look excessively well. The left half of his face was enlarged.
“I have been experiencing because of a tainted insight tooth. Be that as it may, I’m improving now as the tooth has been pulled out. I yearned to be home when my insight tooth used to misbehave however the prison specialists were additional sort all the time to me. I got clinical treatment here too,” he said.
Furthermore everybody, even Dheero with his face enlarging, couldn’t smother a chuckle when an individual from the Pakistani media saw a major bag with one of the anglers named Naresh Sidi. She remarked on the off chance that he had a 21st angler, an escapee, stowing away inside the bag. “Goodness Didi. I could never try to try and think about that,” he giggled.
“It has letters, little presents and garments from our different anglers companions whom we are abandoning here. They requested that we convey these to their families back home,” Naresh shared. “The presents are beaded mementos, rings and other little knickknacks that we figured out how to make here in prison. We are not simply reclaiming the affection from this prison to India. We are additionally reclaiming this specialty of beadwork with us. We will likewise instruct it to our kids back home,” he added.
The other 20 anglers who were delivered are: Raju Vinod, Bachi Lal, Babu Lal, Vivek Ram, Jai Singh, Dinesh Singh, Kamblapa Bhavyesh, Hari Bheeka, Manu Vira, Bhagat Basu, Kana Deva, Gopal Jina, Bheema Mala and Bharat Haja.
Malir prison DSP Azeem Thebo said that with the arrival of these 20 Indian anglers as an altruism signal with respect to the Pakistan government, there are 568 Indian anglers actually left in his prison.
The anglers were being accompanied to Lahore by street by the Edhi Foundation. Every one of them was given a major sack of gifts and eatables alongside Rs5,000 in real money by the foundation. They would be given over to Indian specialists through the Wagah Border in the wake of arriving at Lahore on Monday.
As the transport conveying the anglers drove past the jail doors, the men inside should have been visible waving away to the jail staff who waved back with equivalent energy. “Jeetay raho [live long and prosper],” one of the men in uniform shouted to them.
