The Indian techie who went missing three years ago, Hamid Ansari, is in the custody of Pakistani army. An activist group had claimed that he was captured by the Pakistani Army on 15 January.
A divisional bench of the Peshawar High Court, Deputy Attorney General Musarratullah presented the Ministry of Defence’s reply which stated that Nehal Hamid Ansari was being held by the army and would be tried by a military court, The Express Tribune reported.
The Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) had said “it is heartening to know that young Hamid N Ansari is alive”.
He is reportedly facing trial in the military court of Pakistan.
His mother has confirmed that he went there to meet a girl, who TV reports claim is named Saba Khan.
Ansari’s family members have claimed that he entered the Pakistani borders with the help of the woman and a person named Atta-ur-Rehman.
Muhammad Anwar, Ansari’s Mother Fauzia’s Counsel to The Express TribuneThe intelligence agencies arrested him from a hotel in Kohat and since then his family and friends have been unaware of his whereabouts.
Ansari was arrested in Kohat on 12, November 2012. However, the official did not provide details to the Pakistani daily about what charges had been brought against the 28-year-old Indian. On hearing this, the divisional bench disposed of the case.