Overview
- Iqbal Bhatti was escorted under heavy security for a medical check in Saharanpur before being transferred to the Attari–Wagah crossing and handed to Pakistani Rangers.
- Pakistan’s High Commission confirmed his arrival at Wagah and credited sustained consular efforts for securing his return.
- Bhatti finished his sentence on March 22, 2025, then remained in a detention facility for nearly 11 months while deportation paperwork and approvals were completed.
- He was arrested on August 8, 2008 in Patiala with sensitive military maps and was later convicted under the Official Secrets Act and other provisions.
- Investigators said he lived in Saharanpur under the alias Devaraj Sehgal using forged Indian IDs and an SBI account that drew scrutiny after a bank manager’s complaint.