Prasanjeet returning to Balaghat after spending 7-year in Pakistan jail:Left to go Delhi and went missing; says, ‘Don’t know how I reached Pakistan’

Prasanjeet Rangari, who was released from Pakistan jail after seven years, will reach Katangi in Balaghat on Friday night. Prasanjeet’s brother-in-law Rajesh Khobragade, Maihkepar employment assistant Yogendra Chaudhary, Mohgaon employment assistant Ashish Wasini and Constable Laxmiprasad Baghel departed from Balaghat to Amritsar to receive him. From there, everyone left for Balaghat by car on Thursday night. Before this, they visited the Golden Temple. In Amritsar, Prasanjeet first recognized his brother-in-law and said, ‘Hello brother-in-law, I know you.’ Was released from Pakistan jail on January 31 Prasanjeet was released from Pakistan jail on January 31. The family was facing financial difficulties in bringing him home. After this, Collector Mrinal Meena made arrangements. Train tickets were booked and administrative staff were sent to Amritsar with the family. Before reaching Balaghat, Dainik Bhaskar spoke on phone with Prasanjeet’s brother-in-law Rajesh Khobragade and employment assistant Yogendra Chaudhary on the way. Sister and village name revealed
Employment Assistant Yogendra Chaudhary said they will reach Balaghat’s Katangi by 8 PM. From here, Prasanjeet will be taken to his brother-in-law’s village Mehkepar. Chaudhary said – We reached Amritsar around 10:30 PM on February 4. Here we completed formalities at Red Cross Majithia Road police station. After this, the police handed over Prasanjeet to us. In the morning, we visited the Golden Temple. After that, we left for Balaghat by car around 10 AM on Thursday. At the police station, Rajesh asked Prasanjeet, ‘Do you recognize me?” To this he replied yes and said, “Hello brother-in-law.” After this he mentioned his sister Sanghamitra’s name. When asked where he was from, Prasanjeet said, “I am from Kailanji village.” Reached Pakistani jail in October 2019
Yogendra Chaudhary said that Prasanjeet was asked how he reached Pakistan. He said that he had gone to Delhi for sightseeing in 2017. During this time his mental condition deteriorated. In 2019 he was in Pakistan’s Lahore jail. But Prasanjeet is unable to explain how he reached there. The FIR filed in Pakistan states that Prasanjeet was caught without a visa and passport in October 2019. After this, he was sent to Lahore jail. Discovered to be in Pakistan in December 2021
Prasanjeet’s brother-in-law Rajesh Khobragade said, “He went missing from home in 2017. He stayed in Bihar for some time, then returned but later disappeared again. The family searched extensively. When no clue was found, he was presumed dead. In December 2021, a sudden phone call informed the family that Prasanjeet was imprisoned in a Pakistan jail. His sister Sanghamitra was continuously struggling for his return home.” Received information about jail release on February 1
On February 1, 2022, the family received information about Prasanjeet’s release after a call from Khairlanji police station. After this, on receiving a call from Amritsar police station, Sanghamitra spoke to her brother after about 5 years and heard his voice. After Prasanjeet went missing, his father Lopchand Rangari had passed away. As a result of the joint efforts of sister Sanghamitra Rajesh Khobragade, former district panchayat member Vikram Deshmukh and Collector Mrinal Meena, Prasanjeet has been released from Pakistan and is now returning home.