Caught between the devil and the deep sea, Noor Jahan, a married woman having three children, had to walk for two nights empty stomach to reunite with her children in Poonch.
She disclosed that having crossed the LoC, she was picked up by the Pakistani army, which ill-treated her and subsequently handed her to the police where she was subjected to more torture. She kept pleading her innocence, but her efforts went in vain.
She was constantly pressurised by her uncle to forget her family, stay on in PoK and get married again. Besides, the woman was also contacted by some terrorist groups and ISI officials who tried to lure her to become their operative to spread terror in India.
Not knowing anybody else in PoK and having been humiliated at the hands of both civilians and Pakistani army personnel, she decided to walk the rest of the distance to her home. She walked for two nights before she could reach the LoC, where she was picked up by troops of the Indian Army.
The Indian Army looked after her and immediately gave her food and got her medically checked to ensure her good health. She was then handed over to the Poonch police for further disposal. Noor is now fulfilling legal formalities before rejoining her family.
