Sarabjit Singh’s killer Amir Sarfaraz shot dead by unknown men in Lahore
A Pakistani underworld don, who killed Indian national Sarabjit Singh in jail, was assassinated by two unknown men in Lahore on Sunday, sources told India Today TV.
Amir Sarfaraz, alias Tamba, one of Pakistan’s wanted underworld dons, was attacked by motorcycle-borne assailants in the Islampura area of Lahore. He was rushed in critical condition to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, the sources said.
Amir Sarfaraz was born in Lahore in 1979 and was a close associate of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder.
A case was filed against Amir Sarfaraz and others for attacking Sarabjit Singh in jail. However, Sarfaraz was acquitted by a Pakistani court in 2018, citing “lack of evidence” against him.
WHO WAS SARABJIT SINGH?
Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Punjab, was awarded a death sentence for spying charges and killing at least 14 Pakistani citizens in bomb blasts in Pakistan’s Punjab province in 1990, a claim vehemently refuted by his family and Indian authorities. Sarabjit Singh’s family claims that he mistakenly crossed the Pakistan border while farming.
After spending over two decades in a Pakistani jail, Sarabjit Singh died in May 2013. He was kept in the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore for 23 years, before he was attacked by some inmates, which allegedly included Amir Sarfaraz.
The attack came days after the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru in India.
The 49-year-old was admitted to Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital with severe brain injuries after he was hit on the head with bricks by a group of prisoners. Days later, he succumbed to his injuries and his body was flown to India.
Throughout his jail sentence, Sarabjit Singh’s elder sister Dalbir Kaur pleaded tirelessly to secure her brother’s release.
In 2016, a Hindi feature film titled ‘Sarabjit’ was released, starring actors Randeep Hooda and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The film was based on the account of Dalbir Kaur and her ordeal seeking the release of her brother.