In this photograph taken on March 29, 2016, Pakistani journalists watch a video showing Indian national Kulbhushan Yadav, arrested on suspicion of spying, during a press conference in Islamabad. Pic/AFP

A pall of gloom descended on a quiet suburban housing complex where former naval commander Kulbhushan Jadhav - sentenced to death by Pakistan - lived with his parents and other family members.

Shortly after the media flashed the news, several neighbours and close acquaintances living in Silver Oak building in Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, converged at the compound carrying handmade placards.