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New Delhi: Sarabjit Singh died of cardiac arrest in a Lahore hospital in the wee hours on Thursday after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by fellow inmates in a high-security

PTI Updated on: August 23, 2014 8:20 IST
know more about sarabjit singh the victim of indo pak
know more about sarabjit singh the victim of indo pak conflicts

New Delhi: Sarabjit Singh died of cardiac arrest in a Lahore hospital in the wee hours on Thursday after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by fellow inmates in a high-security Pakistani jail.





Sarabjit Singh was an Indian farmer and a victim of mistaken identity, who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border.

On the night of 28 August 1990, he was arrested by Pakistani border guards on the charges of illegally crossing the India-Pakistan border.

But after eight days, the Pakistani police charged him with being involved in the 1990 terror blasts at Faislabad and Lahore.He was  imprisoned in Kot Lakhpat jail, Pakistan since 1990.


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