This story is from July 9, 2016

Online petition seeks freedom for Versova engineer

Online petition seeks freedom for Versova engineer
Mumbai: An online petition on Change.org addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks freedom for Versova engineer Hamid Ansari who is lodged in a prison in Pakistan. Ansari's family has appealed to people to join the signature campaign in large numbers.
The link is : https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-narendra-modi-bring-back-hamid-nehal-ansari-an-indian-engineer-from-mumbai-stuck-in-pakistan-jail?recruiter=569462312&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
This plea for intervention will also be sent to foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and national security advisor Ajit Doval.

Ansari was jailed in November 2012 after he entered Pakistan via Afghanistan, reportedly to "save a tribal girl from being married against her will". He was tried by a military court and sentenced to three years imprisonment. However, he has already served almost four years in jail.
Former MLA Krishna Hegde, and activists Jas Uppal and Jatin Desai are trying their best to seek the Centre's intervention. Congressman Hegde had apprised BJP MP Kirit Somaiya about Ansari's situation and drawn Sushma Swaraj's attention too.
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