Several families claim Gita as their daughter, Sushma Swaraj asks CMs to verify
'Gita in Karachi - During last few days four families from Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand and UP have claimed Gita as their daughter," she tweeted.
"I am requesting the Chief Ministers of these states to verify and report."
Giving out more details given by the girl to authorities, the External Affairs Minister said that Gita had “conveyed to Indian high commissioner by gestures that they are seven brothers and sisters”
Swaraj said that the government was completing the “necessary formalities to bring Gita back to India”.
The Exernal Affiars Minister has asked Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan to go to Karachi with his wife and meet this girl.
Pakistani activists have launched a campaign to unite Gita, who has been stranded there, with her family.
Gita is believed to have mistakenly crossed into the Pakistani territory as a child.
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