India today said, the manner in which meeting of Kulbhushan Jadhav with his family members was conducted yesterday in Pakistan is clearly an attempt to bolster a false and unsubstantiated narrative of his alleged activities. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry regretted that the conduct of the meeting by the Pakistani side violated the letter and spirit of understandings between two countries.<br/><br/>The mother of Mr Jadhav was prevented from talking in their mother tongue and under the pretext of security precautions, the cultural and religious sensibilities of family members were disregarded. This included removal of mangal sutra, bangles and bindi, as well as a change in attire that was not warranted by security. The Ministry said, despite repeated requests, the shoes of the wife of Mr Jadhav were not returned to her after the meeting. India cautioned against any mischievous intent in this regard. <br/><br/>Deputy High Commissioner was initially separated from family members and meeting was started without his presence and he could join only after pressing the matter with concerned officials. Even then, he was kept behind an additional partition that did not allow him access to the meeting as agreed. Apart form this, the Pakistani press was allowed on multiple occasions to approach family members closely and hurl false and motivated accusations about Mr Jadhav. This was despite a clear agreement that the media would not be allowed close access.<br/><br/>From the feedback received of the meeting, it appears that Mr Jadhav was under considerable stress and most of his remarks were clearly tutored and designed to perpetuate the false narrative of his alleged activities in Pakistan. His appearance also raises questions of his health and well being. India also regretted that contrary to assurances, the overall atmosphere of the meeting was intimidating insofar as family members were concerned.