'Can’t wait forever’: Pregnant wife of BSF jawan in Pakistan’s custody to board Amritsar Mail, hunt for answers

RISHRA: Distraught with the absence of any reassuring news of her husband from senior officers, BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw's wife Rajani stated she would take the Amritsar Mail on Sunday to go to Firozpur via Pathankot to seek answers. Purnam was taken into custody by Pakistan Rangers after he strayed across the border while on duty on Wednesday.


Though the commanding officer of the battalion initially tried to dissuade Rajani from travelling to Firozpur, as she's pregnant and the force was discussing his release with Pakistan authorities, she later received permission to do so. Rajani's two sisters and a cousin brother will accompany her.
"I cannot sit and wait here till eternity. I have not heard from him for over 72 hours now. If I don't get help there, I will go to Delhi and seek answers from the PMO," she said, adding that her anxiety grew since she saw a photograph of a blindfolded Purnam that Pakistan released. Purnam's mother Devanti Devi also voiced her distress: "I just want my son to return safely."

On Saturday, officials from Nabanna accompanied Rishra Municipality chairman Bijoy Sagar Mishra to the Shaw residence and assured the family that the state govt would continue to pursue the case with the Centre.
MP Kalyan Banerjee took to X to state that he spoke with the BSF DG, who assured him that Purnam was currently safe and in good health.