Lahore, May 16: Slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's Pakistani lawyer Awais Sheikh returned home today and said he and his son have been freed by abductors.
Awais Sheikh and his son, who were kidnapped on Thursday morning in Lahore's Burki road, and were found after their abductors left them in Punjab's Sheikhupura area, DawnNews reported.
Earlier, Sheikh and his 29-year old son were intercepted by unknown gunmen soon after they left their residence. They were whisked away in a red double cabin pick-up truck, according to family sources.
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Lahore Jawad Ahmad Dogar had also confirmed their kidnapping, adding that an investigative team had been constituted for their recovery.
Sarabjit Singh was fatally attacked on April 26 by two inmates Amir Tanba and Mudasir, in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail when he left his barracks for a stroll.
He suffered severe injuries in the head when the prisoners assaulted him with bricks and other blunt weapons whereby he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Lahore's Jinnah Hospital. Singh succumbed to his injuries on May 1.
Since the time Awais Sheikh took up Sarabjit's case in June 2009, the lawyer has received many threats. “People labelled me an Indian agent, while others said I was against the state.”
Earlier this month, he escaped a kidnapping incident at Wagha Border where he was seeing off Sarabjit's family members.
After Sarabjit's death, Sheikh had vowed to support Indian inmates languishing in local jails.
