Send me home, says Pakistani woman - The Hindu
With a Delhi court order tucked in her handbag allowing her to visit her country Pakistan, Sofia Kanwal, once wrongly branded an ISI agent, has been sitting outside the Pakistan High Commission here for three days now.
In dire need of funds, Sofia needs Rs.3 lakh from the High Commission to be deposited with the court as surety so as to be able to leave for Pakistan. She even speaks of committing suicide outside the High Commission if she is not helped.
“I will commit suicide. I have had enough and now am left with no other option. I am living in such poor condition here. First my husband and I were termed spies and when no case was made out, we were left on the streets,” says Sofia, who claims to be a Commerce graduate from Karachi.
She and her husband have been sitting on a pavement outside the High Commission with an appeal that since she is a Pakistani citizen, she be helped by the Commission to visit her mother and children living there.
The Delhi Police had arrested 36-year-old Sofia and her husband in November 2011 from Nepal border and branded them spies. She was allegedly accused of hatching plans to kill Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. However, the charge sheet filed by the police didn’t say a word about them being spies and merely invoked charges of illegal entry into India. She and her spouse are out on bail at present.
Living their lives off charity, they now want that at least Sofia should visit their family back home.
A High Commission official said details of Sofia have been sent to Pakistan to ascertain her claim of nationality.
The Commission has, however, given them
Rs.11,900 for meeting their daily needs, claims Sofia.
