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The wife and mother of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav were heckled by the Pakistani media after meeting him, as they hurled insensitive comments at them, asking “how does it feel to meet your son who is a killer?”
In the distance, the journalists can be heard screaming:
Some can even be heard asking if the family would thank Pakistan for letting them meet Jadhav on humanitarian grounds.
Pakistani journalists tweeted out condemning the abhorrent behaviour of his colleagues with Jadhav’s family.
The MEA spokesperson in his media briefing said that the Pakistani “media was allowed to approach the family closely, harass and heckle them”, even after an agreement that the media was not to be allowed close access.
The “cultural and religious sensibilities of family” was disregarded citing “security precautions”, as they were asked to remove their bangles, bindi and mangalsutra and they were asked to change their clothes before meeting Jadhav. His wife’s shoes were also not returned to her after the meeting.
He said that the family members handled the meeting “with great courage”.
(With inputs from ANI)
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