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External Affairs Ministry today said, the young Indian woman, who had sought shelter in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Friday recorded her statement today in the Court of Judicial Magistrate in Islamabad as per local legal requirement.
Spokesperson of the Ministry, Gopal Baglay said, the lady in her statement, complained that she was sedated, assaulted, tortured mentally and physically in Pakistan by a Pakistani man who had met her in Malaysia and invited her to visit his family in Pakistan. She said, the man had also provided the requisite sponsorship letter to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi for her visa.
She also stated that the same man also made her sign Nikah Namah at gunpoint. The lady stated that she took shelter in Indian High Commission on her own and would stay there till she is sent back to India safely.
Mr. Baglay said, Indian High Commission has provided her necessary consular and legal assistance. It is coordinating with Pakistan Foreign Office for the safe return of the lady to India and is also in touch with her family in India on the matter.
Her brother met the External Affairs Minister in New Delhi and requested for government’s help to rescue his sister at the earliest.