Murder charges against two who attacked Sarabjit in jail

[IndoCarib]

Lahore/Islamabad: Pakistani police on Thursday slapped murder charges against two prisoners who allegedly assaulted fellow-inmate Sarabjit Singh, who died of his injuries late last night. Both prisoners are on death row.

The Lahore Police added murder charges to the FIR registered against the prisoners - Amer Aftab alias Amer Tambewala and Mudassar - who were booked for the attack on 49-year-old Sarabjit last Friday.

Police investigators are yet to complete their probe into the attack.

They recorded the statements of both the accused but are yet to submit a 'challan' or chargesheet against them in court. They have also failed to trace the weapons used in the assault.

"The investigators will visit Kot Lakhpat Jail again today to interrogate the accused in the wake of this new development," a senior police official told PTI on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.

The official said the accused had earlier told investigators that they wanted to kill Sarabjit as he was allegedly involved in killing innocent Pakistanis.

The accused had given the same statement to another inquiry team headed by DIG (Prisons) Malik Mubashir.

Sarabjit was convicted of alleged involvement in a string of bomb attacks in Punjab province that killed 14 people in 1990 and spent about 22 years in Pakistani prisons. His mercy petitions were rejected by the courts and former President Pervez Musharraf.

The previous Pakistan People's Party-led government put off Sarabjit's execution for an indefinite period in 2008.

Sarabjit's family says he was the victim of mistaken identity and had inadvertently strayed across the border in a drunk state.

Sarabjit Singh dies: Murder charges against two who attacked him in jail | NDTV.com

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

LMAO.. weren't people hailing the prisoners who killed sarabjit ? Why does the pak SC think otherwise ?

 

[Kompromat]

@rashtriya.rifles

No one hailed them, we wanted to see Sarabajit hang off the rope, too bad his inmates had other plans. He should have suffered,more.

 

[kaykay]

Good step by Pakistani Police....appreciated!!!

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

@rashtriya.rifles

No one hailed them, we wanted to see Sarabajit hang off the rope, too bad his inmates had other plans. He should have suffered,more.

By all means do so. But as per LAW !

Rather than denouncing the act of murder even though being a "known terrorist", all people had to say was good riddance ! Is this not hailing (implicitly) or what ?

 

[Haseebullah]

LMAO.. weren't people hailing the prisoners who killed sarabjit ? Why does the pak SC think otherwise ?

Kahin khush ho bhai aap?

 

[Kompromat]

RR. That is just an emotional response to seemingly painfully slow justice by Pakistani govt. These guys have been charged with murder, it means that there is rule of law..as they haven't been hailed as 'heros'.

 

[IndoCarib]

RR. That is just an emotional response to seemingly painfully slow justice by Pakistani govt. These guys have been charged with murder, it means that there is rule of law..as they haven't been hailed as 'heros'.

Finally a sane response amid jingoistic celebration of his death. Even some elite members, senior members and think tanks were not immune to this 'tit for tat' celebration.

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

Kahin khush ho bhai aap?

samajh nahin aaya bhai kya kaha aapne ?

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

For formalities sake they should face a court to receive new charges.

However they are in death row already so there ain't much else that can be done. I guess they were angry at him and figured "whadda we got to lose, fck it"

LMAO.. weren't people hailing the prisoners who killed sarabjit ? Why does the pak SC think otherwise ?

No no. The real question is why did india give him a state funeral? The indian masses share the sentiment

Diplomatic ties should be reviewed and/or suspended. Lets just accept that we are enemies then.

 

[joekrish]

Some action,at the least.

 

[ares]

For formalities sake they should face a court to receive new charges.

However they are in death row already so there ain't much else that can be done. I guess they were angry at him and figured "whadda we got to lose, fck it"

Offcourse..... they did not loose much but their action lead to the beating of a fellow citizen...but what the hell ..who cares for Pakistani prisoners in foreign jails ..not in least, other Pakistanis.

No no. The real question is why did india give him a state funeral? The indian masses share the sentiment

Diplomatic ties should be reviewed and/or suspended. Lets just accept that we are enemies then.

Why not?

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Offcourse..... they did not loose much but their action lead to the beating of a fellow citizen...but what the hell ..who cares for Pakistani prisoners in foreign jails ..not in least, other Pakistanis.




Why not?

The discussion ends with you saying "why not"

There's simply no room for further dialogue on this subject with you

Dismissed

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

For formalities sake they should face a court to receive new charges.

However they are in death row already so there ain't much else that can be done. I guess they were angry at him and figured "whadda we got to lose, fck it"



No no. The real question is why did india give him a state funeral? The indian masses share the sentiment

Diplomatic ties should be reviewed and/or suspended. Lets just accept that we are enemies then.

I think your query has been answered already ! Why was Afzal Guru given state funeral ? He was not even murdered in cold blood. ?

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

I think your query has been answered already ! Why was Afzal Guru given state funeral ?

He wasn't

He was not even murdered in cold blood. ?

So, were his family notified by govt or by media about his abrupt and conveniently timed hanging