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India-Pakistan group seeks early release of fishermen’s bodies from Pakistan

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pakikkkMumbai : The Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) on Wednesday petitioned External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for an early release of the bodies of Indian fishermen which are decomposing in a Pakistan morgue.

In a statement, PIPFPD general secretary Jatin Desai said that while one fisherman, Vaaga Chauhan, died on December 12, 2015, nearly four months ago, Ratan Das passed away on February 8 this year. Both hailed from the coastal Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Their bodies have been lying in the Edhi Trusts’ morgue in Karachi, and despite all efforts by their families they have not been released and handed over for the last rites.

“We learn that the bodies of the two fishermen have already started decomposing, and if they are not sent back in the next couple of days, they may not be in a state to be transported. It’s a matter of serious concern,” Desai said.

On Tuesday, he wrote to Sushma Swaraj appealing her to understand the pain and anguish of the families of the deceased who want to perform the last rites.

“Ideally, whenever someone dies, the body should be sent back to his/her home country in the next available flight. There cannot be any justification for keeping bodies for months. This is happening regularly in the case of poor fishermen,” Desai said.

Urging the governments of India and Pakistan to view the issue from a humanitarian angle, the PIPFPD said the two neighbours should evolve a permanent solution to the dead fisherfolk concerning both sides, instead of pointing fingers at each other.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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