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'''Dr Khaleel Chishty''' |
'''Dr Khaleel Chishty''' was a Pakistani citizen who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in January 2011 for killing a man after a fight in the Indian town of [[Ajmer]] in 1992. The trial lasted 18-years during which time he was kept under house arrest in his ancestral home in Ajmer. |
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In April 2012, Pakistan President Zardari had discussed his release with Indian Prime Minister Singh over lunch. In May 2012, the [[Supreme Court of India|Indian Supreme court]] granted him bail on humanitarian grounds. In May 2012 he was allowed to visit his home in [[Karachi]], Pakistan on the condition of returning to attend his next court hearing on 20 November 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistani doctor Khalil Chishti returns home from India|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18082882|accessdate=25 November 2012|newspaper=bbc.co.uk|date=16 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=After securing permission from India SC, Dr Chishty due to return home by Wednesday|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/379012/after-securing-permission-from-india-sc-dr-chishty-due-to-return-home-by-wednesday/|accessdate=25 November 2012|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=15 May 2012}}</ref> On his return to India, he was freed by the Indian Supreme Court which dropped the murder charges against him.<ref>{{cite news | title = Khalil Chishti, Pakistani doctor, freed by India court | date = 12 December 2012 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20690682 | work = [[BBC News]] | accessdate = 1 May 2013}}</ref> |
In April 2012, Pakistan President Zardari had discussed his release with Indian Prime Minister Singh over lunch. In May 2012, the [[Supreme Court of India|Indian Supreme court]] granted him bail on humanitarian grounds. In May 2012 he was allowed to visit his home in [[Karachi]], Pakistan on the condition of returning to attend his next court hearing on 20 November 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistani doctor Khalil Chishti returns home from India|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18082882|accessdate=25 November 2012|newspaper=bbc.co.uk|date=16 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=After securing permission from India SC, Dr Chishty due to return home by Wednesday|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/379012/after-securing-permission-from-india-sc-dr-chishty-due-to-return-home-by-wednesday/|accessdate=25 November 2012|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=15 May 2012}}</ref> On his return to India, he was freed by the Indian Supreme Court which dropped the murder charges against him.<ref>{{cite news | title = Khalil Chishti, Pakistani doctor, freed by India court | date = 12 December 2012 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20690682 | work = [[BBC News]] | accessdate = 1 May 2013}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Chishty was a Professor of virology in Karachi Medical College and also held a PhD from the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="toi_1">{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-11/india/31668502_1_life-imprisonment-karachi-medical-college-karachi-home | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708001114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-11/india/31668502_1_life-imprisonment-karachi-medical-college-karachi-home | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 July 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Supreme Court allows Chishty to visit Pak till Nov 1 on surety of 5 lakh | date=11 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==Arrest and prosecution== |
==Arrest and prosecution== |
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In 1992, |
In 1992, Chishty visited Ajmer to see his ailing mother. He was involved in a family feud which resulted in a man being murdered in the same year. He was arrested and charged with the murder though he protested his innocence all along. During the lengthy trial he remained under house arrest at his ancestral home in Ajmer. |
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In January 2011 he was finally convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Ajmer jail. The trial lasted an unusual 18 long years. |
In January 2011 he was finally convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Ajmer jail. The trial lasted an unusual 18 long years. |
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==Clemency appeals== |
==Clemency appeals== |
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On 17 June 2011, Justice [[Markandey Katju]] made a personal appeal to Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] to release |
On 17 June 2011, Justice [[Markandey Katju]] made a personal appeal to Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] to release Chishty on humanitarian grounds. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], the main Indian opposition party expressed its dismay at a judge writing to the [[Indian Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] for securing the release of a Pakistani prisoner in his individual capacity.<ref>{{cite news |title=SC judge urges PM to release 80-yr-old Pak murder convict, BJP finds it odd |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-17/india/29669538_1_murder-convict-sc-judge-pakistani-prisoner |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105171336/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-17/india/29669538_1_murder-convict-sc-judge-pakistani-prisoner |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=17 June 2011}}</ref> |
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In April 2012, Pakistan President Zardari appealed to Indian Prime Minister Singh to release him on humanitarian grounds and allow him to return to Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news | title = Zardari seeks PM's help for Chishty's repatriation | date = 13 April 2011 | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zardari-seeks-pms-help-for-chishtys-repatriation/248480-56.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130629120538/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zardari-seeks-pms-help-for-chishtys-repatriation/248480-56.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 June 2013 | work = [[CNN-IBN]] | accessdate = 1 May 2013}}</ref> |
In April 2012, Pakistan President Zardari appealed to Indian Prime Minister Singh to release him on humanitarian grounds and allow him to return to Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news | title = Zardari seeks PM's help for Chishty's repatriation | date = 13 April 2011 | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zardari-seeks-pms-help-for-chishtys-repatriation/248480-56.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130629120538/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zardari-seeks-pms-help-for-chishtys-repatriation/248480-56.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 June 2013 | work = [[CNN-IBN]] | accessdate = 1 May 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:12, 21 May 2021
Dr Khaleel Chishty was a Pakistani citizen who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in January 2011 for killing a man after a fight in the Indian town of Ajmer in 1992. The trial lasted 18-years during which time he was kept under house arrest in his ancestral home in Ajmer.
In April 2012, Pakistan President Zardari had discussed his release with Indian Prime Minister Singh over lunch. In May 2012, the Indian Supreme court granted him bail on humanitarian grounds. In May 2012 he was allowed to visit his home in Karachi, Pakistan on the condition of returning to attend his next court hearing on 20 November 2012.[1][2] On his return to India, he was freed by the Indian Supreme Court which dropped the murder charges against him.[3]
Background
Chishty was a Professor of virology in Karachi Medical College and also held a PhD from the University of Edinburgh.[4]
Arrest and prosecution
In 1992, Chishty visited Ajmer to see his ailing mother. He was involved in a family feud which resulted in a man being murdered in the same year. He was arrested and charged with the murder though he protested his innocence all along. During the lengthy trial he remained under house arrest at his ancestral home in Ajmer.
In January 2011 he was finally convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Ajmer jail. The trial lasted an unusual 18 long years.
Clemency appeals
On 17 June 2011, Justice Markandey Katju made a personal appeal to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to release Chishty on humanitarian grounds. BJP, the main Indian opposition party expressed its dismay at a judge writing to the Prime Minister for securing the release of a Pakistani prisoner in his individual capacity.[5]
In April 2012, Pakistan President Zardari appealed to Indian Prime Minister Singh to release him on humanitarian grounds and allow him to return to Pakistan.[6]
Reference to the Sarabjit Singh case
In November 2012 ex-justice Katju wrote to the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan requesting clemency for Sarabjit Singh on similar grounds. Sarabjit Singh is an Indian citizen who has also spent the last 22 years in Pakistani jail under conviction of terrorism. His family and supporters have maintained Sarabjit's innocence and claim that the arrest was on the grounds of mistaken identity.
Release on bail
At the intervention[7] of the Indian Prime Minister Dr Singh, the Indian supreme court granted Chishty bail on humanitarian grounds in April 2012. He was subsequently also allowed to visit Pakistan until 1 November 2012 on a security deposit of 500,000 Indian Rupees.[4]
Release
On his return from bail in Pakistan, Dr. Chishty was freed by the Indian Supreme Court in December 2012 and allowed to return to Pakistan.[8]
References
- ^ "Pakistani doctor Khalil Chishti returns home from India". bbc.co.uk. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "After securing permission from India SC, Dr Chishty due to return home by Wednesday". The Express Tribune. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Khalil Chishti, Pakistani doctor, freed by India court". BBC News. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Supreme Court allows Chishty to visit Pak till Nov 1 on surety of 5 lakh". The Times of India. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
- ^ "SC judge urges PM to release 80-yr-old Pak murder convict, BJP finds it odd". The Times of India. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Zardari seeks PM's help for Chishty's repatriation". CNN-IBN. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Manmohan writes to Chidambaram on Pakistani prisoner". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Indian SC orders Dr Khalil Chishti's release". The Express Tribune. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.