SC allows Chisty to visit Pakistan

The apex court directed that Chisty shall return to India by November 1,as it has decided to expedite the hearing of the appeal filed by him challenging his conviction in a murder case in Rajasthan later that month.

The bench clarified that Chisty’s release is subject to the fulfillment of the two conditions imposed on him. The court said its decision was based on the peculiar circumstances of the case dealing with an elderly and highly qualified man.

Earlier on May 4,the Supreme Court had agreed to hear Chisty’s plea to visit his country and had sought the government’s response to it.

Chisty was granted bail on humanitarian grounds by the apex court on April 9. On a visit to Ajmer in 1992,Chisty was allegedly involved in a family brawl which led to the death of a kinsman.

Prepare for bhangra,Chisty tells family

Khalil Chisty said he was happy with the order. “I am simply very happy with the development. A major task has been done which brightens hope for me to return home to Pakistan,permanently. I wish from the God for the same,” he said.

Chisty also asked everyone back home to be ready for “bhangra”. “I will be very happy when I come to Pakistan. Everyone should prepare to do bhangra,” he told Geo News channel on phone.