New Delhi, Dec 26 (DHNS): India has accused Pakistan of coercing former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav to make "clearly tutored" remarks during his meeting with his mother and wife in Islamabad on Monday.

New Delhi on Tuesday claimed that Jadhav was apparently "under considerable stress and speaking in an atmosphere of coercion" during his meeting with his mother Avanti and wife Chetna at the Foreign Office of the Pakistan Government in Islamabad.

"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," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release issued in New Delhi a day after the meeting.

Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer, has been in the custody of Pakistan Army since March 2016. Islamabad turned down repeated requests by New Delhi to grant consular access to him.

He was awarded death sentence by a military court on April 10 this year for reportedly working for India's external intelligence agency Research and Analytical Wing or RAW and being involved with espionage and sabotage in Pakistan.

New Delhi dismissed the allegation and maintained that all charges against Jadhav were "concocted" and he had been awarded death sentence through "a farcical process".

"We also regret that contrary to assurances (given by Pakistan Government prior to the visit of Jadhav's mother and wife to Islamabad), the overall atmosphere of the meeting was intimidating insofar as family members were concerned," the MEA stated in New Delhi.

Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson of the MEA, said that the manner in which the meeting had been conducted and its aftermath had been "clearly an attempt to bolster a false and unsubstantiated narrative" Jadhav's "activities" in Pakistan.

"You would all agree that this exercise lacked any credibility," said Kumar.

The diplomats of India and Pakistan were in touch and worked out the modalities and format of the former Indian Navy officer's meeting with his wife and mother.

New Delhi, however, on Tuesday accused Islamabad of conducting "the meeting in a manner which violated the letter and spirit of the understandings" reached during a discussion between the diplomats of both sides.

New Delhi claimed that cultural and religious sensibilities of wife and mother of Jadhav were disregarded by the officials of Pakistan Government under the pretext of security precaution.

"This included the removal of mangal sutra, bangles and bindi, as well as a change in attire that was not warranted by security," said Kumar.

Besides, Avanti was prevented from talking to her son in their mother language, Marathi, although it was clearly the natural medium of communication.

She was repeatedly interrupted while doing so and eventually prevented from proceeding further in this regard, claimed Kumar.

J P Singh, India's Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, was allowed to accompany Jadhav's wife and mother to the Foreign Office of Pakistan Government.

But New Delhi claimed on Tuesday that Singh had initially been separated from Avanti and Chetna, who were taken to the meeting without informing the Deputy High Commissioner.

"The 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," said the MEA spokesperson.

Despite her repeated requests, Chetna's shoes were not returned after the meeting for some "inexplicable reason", said Kumar, adding: "We would caution against any mischievous intent in this regard".

New Delhi and Islamabad had reached a clear agreement that media would not be allowed "close access" to the wife and mother of Jadhav during their visit to Pakistan.

But New Delhi claimed that media persons of Pakistan was allowed on multiple occasions to approach Avanti and Chetna closely, harass and hector them and hurl false and motivated accusations against Jadhav.

New Delhi on May 8 moved the ICJ after waiting for 11 days for Islamabad to respond to its latest and the 16th request for granting the High Commission of India in Pakistan "consular access" to Jadhav.

The ICJ on May 18 asked Islamabad not to execute the death sentence awarded to Jadhav by a military court in Pakistan till it decided on the plea by India.