Almaty (Kazakhstan), Apr. 26 (ANI): India has sought consular access to Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan, after he was admitted to a hospital in Lahore with serious head injuries.
"Our High Commissioner in Islamabad has seen these reports. And immediately on hearing of these reports, the High Commissioner has directly been in touch both with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other senior functionaries in the Pakistan Government to have consular access to Sarabjit Singh at the earliest," said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
"This is a evolving situation and our High Commissioner is following it with great concern," he added.
Sarabjit was admitted to the state-run Jinnah Hospital after being attacked within Kot Lakhpat Jail. According to television reports, an emergency surgery is underway.
Sarabjit Singh was sentenced to death in 1991 on charges of spying and also bombing that killed 14 people.
However, his family contends he is innocent and a victim of wrong identity who crossed into Pakistan in 1990 in an inebriated state. (ANI)
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