Pakistan has protested to India that the son of one of its embassy staff was abducted in Delhi and subjected to a bizarre photo session with corpses.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says Roshan Ali, 19, was forced to hold a knife over three bodies, held for eight hours and then thrown out of a vehicle.
Pakistan’s information minister accused Indian intelligence agencies of carrying out the abduction.
India said it would be investigating the allegations.
The long-time rival nations have frequently complained of embassy harassments, although these have become more rare since a peace process began two years ago.
‘Negative impact’
The Indian deputy high commissioner in Islamabad was summoned on Wednesday to receive a protest over the alleged kidnapping of the son of a Pakistani High Commission staff member.
The Pakistan foreign ministry said the diplomat had “expressed regrets over the unfortunate incident and assured that an investigation would be undertaken and the results shared with Pakistan”.
The recent Delhi bombings put pressure on bilateral ties
Pakistan says Mr Ali was blindfolded and handcuffed before being taken to a room and smeared with blood from the corpses.
“He was forced to hold a large bloodstained knife in his hands and to stand next to the dead bodies. He was then photographed in various poses,” a foreign ministry statement said.
The Pakistan embassy said it had found a note in Mr Ali’s pocket addressed to his father saying the teenager should leave Delhi immediately as the kidnappers had photographs that could incriminate him.
Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Indian intelligence was to blame and urged it to refrain from such acts.
“These acts could have a negative impact on ties between the two countries,” he warned.
India and Pakistan embarked on a peace process in January 2004 after a period of volatile relations.
There have been a number of moves towards rapprochement but the key issue of Kashmir - which both nations claim in its entirety and over which they have fought two wars - remains unresolved.
Last month, more than 60 people were killed and 210 injured in bomb attacks in Delhi.
Analysts say India believes Pakistan-based militants were involved but Islamabad has said it has no evidence that is the case.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Pakistan fury at 'embassy kidnap'
