Dr Khalil Chishti returns to India: Report
Indian Supreme Court had allowed Chishti to come to Pakistan on condition that he would return to India on November 1.
Professor Dr Khalil Chishti, who was allowed to visit Pakistan after spending 20 years in Indian jails, has returned to India, reported BBC on Monday.
Dr Chishti, 80, arrived in Ajmer city accompanied by his wife Mehrunissa and son Tariq, according to the BBC report.
The Indian Supreme Court had permitted Dr Chishti to return to Pakistan on “compassionate grounds” but on the condition that he would return to Indian custody on November 1, so it can hear his appeal against conviction in a murder case on November 20.
After a prolonged trial that has stretched for almost 18 years, Dr Chishti was found guilty in a murder case and was awarded a life sentence on January 31 last year by a sessions court in Ajmer. The time he spent in jail while being tried was not considered to be included in his sentencing.
Dr Chishti was sentenced for killing a man during a brawl in Ajmer in April 1992. He was on a pilgrimage to the shrine of famous Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. He has not been allowed to travel back to Pakistan till this year.
Dr Chishti, 80, arrived in Ajmer city accompanied by his wife Mehrunissa and son Tariq, according to the BBC report.
The Indian Supreme Court had permitted Dr Chishti to return to Pakistan on “compassionate grounds” but on the condition that he would return to Indian custody on November 1, so it can hear his appeal against conviction in a murder case on November 20.
After a prolonged trial that has stretched for almost 18 years, Dr Chishti was found guilty in a murder case and was awarded a life sentence on January 31 last year by a sessions court in Ajmer. The time he spent in jail while being tried was not considered to be included in his sentencing.
Dr Chishti was sentenced for killing a man during a brawl in Ajmer in April 1992. He was on a pilgrimage to the shrine of famous Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. He has not been allowed to travel back to Pakistan till this year.