"It was not just the harassment of the mother and wife of Jadhav. It amounts to an insult to the 50 crore women of India," the international working president of the VHP told reporters on the sidelines of a programme here.
Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, was arrested by the Pakistani authorities in March. He was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for alleged spying, an accusation India has dismissed as concocted.
Yesterday, India had accused Pakistan of violating the mutual understandings as regards Jadhav's meeting with his family and said the former naval officer appeared coerced and under a considerable stress during the tightly-controlled interaction.
The ministry of external affairs had also alleged that under the pretext of precautionary security measures, the cultural and religious sensibilities of Jadhav's family members were disregarded. This included the removal of "mangalsutra", bangles and "bindi" as well as a change in attire, it had said.
"For some inexplicable reasons, despite her repeated requests, Jadhav's wife's shoes were not returned to her after the meeting," the MEA had said in a statement.
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