| Name(s) |
GEETA (Deaf & Mute) |
| Date of
Birth |
Not known |
|
Identity |
Geeta, a deaf-mute
Indian woman who was stranded in Pakistan for over a decade,
arrived in India on October 26, 2015. |
|
Description &
Developments |
- Geeta was 7 or 8-years-old when she was found sitting
alone in the Samjhauta Express at Lahore station by the
Pakistan Rangers 15 years ago.
- She was then adopted by Edhi
Foundation's Bilquis Edhi.
- Her story came to light after the
release of Salman Khan-starrer 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' in which
the hero reunites a Pakistani girl with her mother.
- But she failed to recognise a family which she had
initially identified from photographs, as her parents.
- The Govt of India "whole-heartedly" thanked Pakistani
government for bringing her up and allowing her homecoming.
- Blood samples of Geeta as well as the contender parents
claiming her to be their daughter had been taken and sent
for DNA testing.
- Geeta has been staying in a facility run by Muk-Badhir
Sangathan, an NGO, here. The MP Social Justice Department is
her caretaker.
|
|
Oct 26, 2015 |
She returned to India on this day, thanks to the special efforts
put in by the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. She received an emotional welcome back home in India. |
|
Apr 12, 2018 |
A social activist in Indore, named Gyanendra Purohit, put up a
post on Facebook seeking marriage proposals for her. He said
that 20 men had shown interest in marrying her and sent
bio-data; some of them were disabled while others were without
any disability.
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