Sarabjit Singh loses battle for life | Pakistan | DAWN.COM
LAHORE: Indian spy Sarabjit Singh passed away in Jinnah Hospital on late Wednesday night, DawnNews reported.
A convicted Indian spy on death row Singh was attacked on April 26, Friday by two inmates in Kot Lakhpat jail when he left his barracks for a stroll.
He suffered severe injuries in the head. Singh was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Jinnah Hospital where a medical board comprising senior neurosurgeons was treating him.
According to a report published in Dawn earlier, the prisoners assaulted Singh with bricks and other blunt weapons and left him seriously injured.
Singh had illegally crossed into Pakistan on Aug 29, 1990. He was arrested on charges of carrying out four bombings in Faisalabad, Multan and Lahore and was later sentenced to death.
Singh’s security was tightened after the recent execution in India of Afzal Guru, who was convicted of involvement in the 2001 terror attack on the parliament.
Singh’s mercy petitions were rejected by courts and former President Pervez Musharraf.
The outgoing PPP-led government put off Singh’s execution for an indefinite period in 2008.