Sarabjit Singh

For the Indian General Commander of Kashmir, see Sarabjit Singh Dhillon.

Sarabjit Singh
Born
Sarabjeet Singh Attwal

1963 or 1964[1]
Bhikhiwind, Punjab, India
Died(2013-05-02)2 May 2013[2] (aged 49)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityIndian
SpouseSukhpreet Kaur
Children2
RelativesDalbir Kaur (sister)
Conviction(s)Espionage and terrorism
Criminal penaltyDeath sentence

Sarabjit Singh Attwal (also spelled Sarabjeet Singh; 1963 or 1964 – 2 May 2013[2]) (alleged to be Manjit Singh Rattu by Pakistan[1][3][4]) was an Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court.[5][6] He was tried and convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a series of bomb attacks in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 bystanders in 1990.[7] However, according to India, Sarabjit was a farmer who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border, three months after the bombings.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

After a brief trial in the Lahore High Court (later directed to the Supreme Court), he was condemned and sentenced to death in 1991, but the sentence was repeatedly postponed by the Government of Pakistan.[14] While in prison at Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore in April 2013, he was attacked by fellow inmates and died six days later at the Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. On 14 April 2024, Singh's alleged murderer, Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, was attacked and killed by unknown masked gunmen near his home in Lahore.[15]

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  2. ^ a b "Sarabjit Singh dead". Mumbaivoice.com. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ "For Pakistan, Sarabjit was always Manjit". 3 May 2013, 18:57:07. indiatvnews.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  4. ^ News Desk Pakistan. "Sarabjit Singh: Indian 'spy' dies after Pakistan attack". BBC Pakistan Department. Retrieved 2 May 2013. Pakistan says his real name was Manjit Singh..BBC Quoted
  5. ^ Web Edition (29 June 2012). "Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist: Surjeet". The News International 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013. According to the testament of his fellow spy, Surjeet Singh, confirming that Sarabjit Singh is a terrorist and terrorists are neither released by India nor Pakistan....
  6. ^ staff (2 May 2013). "Sarabjit Singh, how a terrorist becomes a hero". Voice of Journalist. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Sarabjit Singh: Indian 'spy' dies after Pakistan attack". BBC News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. ^ Magnier, Mark (28 June 2012). "Pakistan prisoner release confusion dashes Indian family's hopes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Hanging of Indian 'spy' deferred". BBC News. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Was Sarabjit Singh a RAW agent?". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Sarabjit Singh was a RAW agent: Indian report". The Express Tribune. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  12. ^ Khan, Ismail (7 May 2013). "Ex-RAW man confirms Indian spy role: Money was Sarabjit's motive: ex-MI official". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  13. ^ Newsline. Vol. 18. Newsline Publications. 1 January 2005. p. 63.
  14. ^ staff. "Last rites for India's 'spy' Sarabjit Singh who never came home". web news. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  15. ^ "لاہور؛ بھارتی دہشت گرد سربجیت سنگھ پر حملہ کرنے والا فائرنگ سے زخمی". ایکسپریس اردو. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.