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Freed Indian man crosses border 'Lost' Indian prisoner comes home
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An Indian man released from a Pakistani prison after spending 35 years on death row has crossed the border into India, where he is due to meet his family. An Indian man released from a Pakistani prison after spending 35 years on death row has been reunited with his family in India.
Kashmir Singh, sentenced to death for spying in 1973, was released on Monday.Kashmir Singh, sentenced to death for spying in 1973, was released on Monday.
He was discovered by Ansar Burney, a social worker who tracks people lost in Pakistan's jail system.He was discovered by Ansar Burney, a social worker who tracks people lost in Pakistan's jail system.
Hundreds of servicemen and civilians were imprisoned by India and Pakistan during hostilities between the two sides in 1965 and 1971.Hundreds of servicemen and civilians were imprisoned by India and Pakistan during hostilities between the two sides in 1965 and 1971.
Mr Singh's wife and son were among hundreds of people who had gathered to greet him at the Wagah border in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
Mr Singh was re-united with his family after basic medical tests and checks at the border.
"I am very, very happy and will escort him back to gurdwara [Sikh temple] to pray," his wife, Paramjeet Singh said.
SpiesSpies
Mr Burney discovered Mr Singh on a recent trip to a jail in Lahore and persuaded Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to revoke his death sentence and order his release. Ansar Burney discovered Mr Singh on a recent trip to a jail in Lahore and persuaded Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to revoke his death sentence and order his release.
Mr Singh was a former policeman who had become a trader in electronic goods.Mr Singh was a former policeman who had become a trader in electronic goods.
"I feel better. I am happy," he told reporters after his release on Monday.
He is on his way to be reunited with his wife and three children at the Wagah border.
India's missing POWsIndia's missing POWs
Media reports say his wife has been waiting at the border since she first heard news that her husband would be pardoned. Speaking on Monday after his release from jail, he said: "I feel better. I am happy."
Mr Singh was arrested in the city of Rawalpindi in 1973 and convicted of spying.Mr Singh was arrested in the city of Rawalpindi in 1973 and convicted of spying.
Pakistan and India frequently arrest each other's citizens, often accusing them of straying across the border - some are treated as spies.Pakistan and India frequently arrest each other's citizens, often accusing them of straying across the border - some are treated as spies.
Mr Burney is currently the government's caretaker minister for human rights.Mr Burney is currently the government's caretaker minister for human rights.
'Hell on Earth''Hell on Earth'
Mr Burney said last week that Mr Singh had been held in a condemned prisoner's cell for most of the time since his conviction, and had become mentally ill.Mr Burney said last week that Mr Singh had been held in a condemned prisoner's cell for most of the time since his conviction, and had become mentally ill.
He said that he was first informed about the case several years ago by members of the Indian community in London.He said that he was first informed about the case several years ago by members of the Indian community in London.
But he was unable to locate Mr Singh, despite visiting more than 20 jails across the country in connection with his campaign for prison reforms and prisoners' rights.But he was unable to locate Mr Singh, despite visiting more than 20 jails across the country in connection with his campaign for prison reforms and prisoners' rights.
The minister said Mr Singh had not received a single visitor or seen the open sky and, like other condemned prisoners, was locked in an overcrowded cell for more than 23 hours a day, in conditions which the minister described as "hell on Earth".The minister said Mr Singh had not received a single visitor or seen the open sky and, like other condemned prisoners, was locked in an overcrowded cell for more than 23 hours a day, in conditions which the minister described as "hell on Earth".