Kulbhushan Jadhav

Kulbhushan Jadhav
Born (1970-04-16) 16 April 1970 (age 54)[1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Naval officer (Pakistani claim)
Ex-naval officer (Indian claim)
Years active2003–2016
SpouseChetankul Jadhav[2]
Parent(s)Sudhir Jadhav (father)[3]
Avanti Jadhav (mother)[4]
Military career
Service / branch Indian Navy
Years of service1987–present (Pakistani claim)[5]
1987–2001 (Indian claim)
RankCommander

Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav (also spelled Kulbhushan Yadav, alleged alias Hussain Mubarak Patel)[6][7][8] (born 16 April 1970) is an Indian national who has been incarcerated in Pakistan since 2016. The Pakistani government alleges that he is a spy for the Research and Analysis Wing, India's intelligence agency, and was arrested in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[9][10] The Indian foreign ministry says that he was kidnapped from Iran and illegally rendered to Pakistan.[11]

The Pakistani government stated that he was a commander in the Indian Navy who was involved in subversive activities inside Pakistan and was arrested on 3 March 2016 during a counter-intelligence operation in Balochistan.[12][13] The Indian government recognised Jadhav as a former naval officer but denied any current links with him and maintained that he took premature retirement.[14][15][16]

On 10 April 2017, Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Field General Court Martial in Pakistan.[17][18] On 18 May 2017, the International Court of Justice stayed the execution pending the final judgement on the case.[19][20] On 17 July 2019, the court rejected India's appeal for Jadhav's release and ordered Pakistan to suspend the execution. It ruled that Pakistan will have to review the entire process of trial and conviction of Kulbhushan Jadhav and provide India with consular access.[21] Pakistan allowed one Indian Consulate visit to Jadhav, but subsequent visits have been denied.[22]

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  11. ^ "Kulbhushan Jadhav Kidnapped From Iran, No Evidence Against Him, Says India". NDTV.com.
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  16. ^ Revealed: 'Spy' Kulbhushan Yadav not caught but abducted by extremist Sunni group Jaishul Adil Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, India Today, 30 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Pakistan sentences Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to death". Dawn. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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  20. ^ "ICJ Provincial measures" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2017.
  21. ^ Prabhash K. Dutta (17 July 2019). "ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav: What went in India's favour and against". India Today. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  22. ^ "No second consular access planned for Jadhav: Pakistan". The Hindu. PTI. 12 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 May 2020.