Real-life Veer-Zaara: Mistaken for an Indian spy, loverboy Hamid Ansari's 6-year ordeal in Pakistan

Lovestruck and desperate to find his online love in Pakistan's tribal district, Mumbai's #HamidAnsari was caught with fake papers and arrested as a spy. Jailed, tortured and beaten, he spent 6 years in #Pakistani jails before efforts by advocates and well-wishers on both sides of the border and pressure from the Indian government and Pakistani courts forced his release. A real life #VeerZaara. Enjoy.
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Shivam Vij, Pakistan police finally admits: we got Mumbai Romeo who came looking for Pashtun girlfriend, Scroll January 5, 2015
Vaidehi, Hamid Nihal Ansari - A story from fake to facts, Afternoon Voice, December 20, 2018
Zeenat Shahzadi, missing Pakistani journalist, found after two years, PTI October 21, 2017
Hamid Nehal Ansari, Mumbai man who spent 6 years in Pakistan jail, finally heads home, NewsX December 18, 2018
Sachin Parashar, Six-year ordeal ends for Indian who went to meet friend in Pakistan, Times of India, December 18,2018
Hidayat Khan, Indian national Hamid Ansari to be sent to India in January: interior ministry, Samaa TV, December 13, 2018
Woman for whom Indian techie Hamid Ansari sneaked into Pakistan testified in court to clear his name, Hindustan Times, December 20, 2018
Geeta Mohan, Hamid Ansari recounts horrors of 6 years in Pakistan, India Today, December 19, 2018
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