“I think that there was a conspiracy by the Indian and Pakistani governments. We hanged (Ajmal) Kasab and Afzal Guru, they have assaulted Sarabjit,” alleged Dalbir Kaur, the sister if Sarabjit Singh, the Indian on death row in Pakistan who is in a coma after being brutally assaulted in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.
The family has said they were dissatisfied with the way Sarabjit was being treated and had been kept in the dark about his condition.
“We are leaving for Delhi today evening. I will meet the Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi and (Salman) Khurshid to plead with them to save Sarabjit. We are very dissatisfied with the central government as no steps were taken earlier to save Sarabjit’s life. The government abandoned its citizen,” Dalbir Kaur said.
Refuting reports that Sarabjit had been declared brain dead, Dalbir Kaur said: “He is still alive. His body parts show some movement. We were not being told his medical condition by the Pakistani doctors. Please save him. Bring him back to India for treatment. Take him abroad (for treatment).”
Sarabjit’s wife Sukhpreet Kaur said: “My husband is still alive. Please save him. I appeal with folded hands.”
Sarabjit, 49, had suffered critical head injuries in the unprovoked and sudden assault by four to five prisoners April 26. He has been on ventilator life support since.
He has been on death row in Pakistan since 1990 after being convicted by Pakistani courts for bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan, which left 14 people dead.