Freed Indian prisoner sent back to Pakistan jail

A senior official of the Indian Immigration Authority at the Attari border said they did not allow Prakash to enter India due to “lack of identification and other travel documents”.

“We have told the Pakistani official that they have to follow certain rules for repatriation of the prisoner. The antecedents of the prisoner would have to be confirmed by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad,” the official said.

Reacting to Pakistani media reports that Indian officials at the Wagah border refused to accept Prakash, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad issued a statement saying: “The High Commission of India was not intimated about the planned release of Ram Prakash and hence could not issue travel documents to him.”