This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/02/indian-inmate-dies-pakistani-prison
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Indian inmate dies after Pakistani prison beating | Indian inmate dies after Pakistani prison beating |
| (8 days later) | |
| India has reacted furiously to the death of an Indian farmer convicted of spying who was badly beaten in a Pakistani prison. | India has reacted furiously to the death of an Indian farmer convicted of spying who was badly beaten in a Pakistani prison. |
| Sarabjit Singh was arrested in Pakistan in 1991 and sentenced to death for spying and carrying out four bomb blasts that killed 14 people. His family said he was an innocent farmer who was arrested after drunkenly wandering over the border. | Sarabjit Singh was arrested in Pakistan in 1991 and sentenced to death for spying and carrying out four bomb blasts that killed 14 people. His family said he was an innocent farmer who was arrested after drunkenly wandering over the border. |
| He was admitted to hospital with a head injury on Saturday after two prisoners attacked him in jail in Lahore. India's government and Singh's family had pleaded with Pakistan to let him return to India for treatment. He died on Thursday. | He was admitted to hospital with a head injury on Saturday after two prisoners attacked him in jail in Lahore. India's government and Singh's family had pleaded with Pakistan to let him return to India for treatment. He died on Thursday. |
| India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said: "The criminals responsible for the barbaric and murderous attack on him must be brought to justice. It is particularly regrettable that the government of Pakistan did not heed the pleas of the government of India, Sarabjit's family and of civil society in India and Pakistan to take a humanitarian view of this case." | India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said: "The criminals responsible for the barbaric and murderous attack on him must be brought to justice. It is particularly regrettable that the government of Pakistan did not heed the pleas of the government of India, Sarabjit's family and of civil society in India and Pakistan to take a humanitarian view of this case." |
| Pakistan said it had provided the best treatment for Singh, who it said had been comatose and on a ventilator after a "scuffle" with fellow inmates. | Pakistan said it had provided the best treatment for Singh, who it said had been comatose and on a ventilator after a "scuffle" with fellow inmates. |
| India's foreign minister, Salman Khurshid, said: "A sustainable and long-lasting relationship between two countries has to be between people. That relation has been hurt by what has happened today." | India's foreign minister, Salman Khurshid, said: "A sustainable and long-lasting relationship between two countries has to be between people. That relation has been hurt by what has happened today." |
| Indian opposition parties and Singh's family lambasted the government for being too soft with Pakistan. Parliament was adjourned for two hours after MPs shouted anti-Pakistan slogans. | Indian opposition parties and Singh's family lambasted the government for being too soft with Pakistan. Parliament was adjourned for two hours after MPs shouted anti-Pakistan slogans. |
| In January two Pakistani and two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed territory of Kashmir. It was the worst clash there since India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire nearly a decade ago. | In January two Pakistani and two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed territory of Kashmir. It was the worst clash there since India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire nearly a decade ago. |
| "[The] centre is unable to give a strong answer to Pakistan's inhuman acts. Beheading of our soldiers and now Sarabjit's death are two recent examples," said Narendra Modi, a nationalist opposition leader widely tipped as a prime ministerial candidate. | "[The] centre is unable to give a strong answer to Pakistan's inhuman acts. Beheading of our soldiers and now Sarabjit's death are two recent examples," said Narendra Modi, a nationalist opposition leader widely tipped as a prime ministerial candidate. |
| Despite the recent strains, India and Pakistan's relations have improved after dip in 2008, when gunmen killed 166 people in Mumbai in a three-day rampage that India blamed on a Pakistani militant group. Last year India hanged a Pakistani citizen convicted of taking part in that attack. | Despite the recent strains, India and Pakistan's relations have improved after dip in 2008, when gunmen killed 166 people in Mumbai in a three-day rampage that India blamed on a Pakistani militant group. Last year India hanged a Pakistani citizen convicted of taking part in that attack. |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. | |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe. |