TIL Desk/World/Islamabad/Pakistan claims to have detected a “metallic substance” in the shoes worn by the wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav when she went to meet him at the Foreign Office in Islamabad, a media report said today. The Foreign Office (FO) confirmed that a “metallic substance” had been detected in the shoes that were retained by security officials prior to the meeting with the Indian death row prisoner.
In a statement last night, Pakistan rejected as “baseless” India’s contentions that Jadhav’s wife and mother were harassed and claimed that his wife’s shoes were confiscated on security grounds as there was “something” in it. “There was something in the shoe. It is being investigated. We gave her a pair of replacement shoes. All her jewellery etc were returned after the meeting,” FO spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said.
He said Jadhav’s wife had been provided replacement shoes. The external affairs ministry said in a statement yesterday that Pakistan went so far as to have the mangal sutra, bangles and bindi of Jadhav’s mother and wife removed before they could meet him.
India also accused Pakistan of disregarding cultural and religious sensibilities of family members under the pretext of security. “This included removal of mangal sutra, bangles and bindi, as well as a change in attire that was not warranted by security,” it said.
