Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur met Rahul Gandhi
Dalbir Kaur the sister of India prisoner Sarabjit Singh in pakistan on Monday met with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with an appeal that he should take up the matter with the Government. The death warrant is out for the Sarabjit Singh.
Dalbir kaur said after a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, “I met Rahul Gandhi, who assured me that he will take up the issue with Prime Minister & Sonia Gandhi. Rahul treated me as his elder sister & assured every possible help to save Sarabjit’s life”.
“If the Prime Minister takes Sarabjit’s issue seriously and puts pressure on Pakistan Government, then nobody can hang him”, Dalbir Kaur added.
The mercy petition of Sarabjit, who Pakistan claims is Manjit Singh, was rejected by Musharraf on 3 March. The death warrant for Sarabjit Singh was received by authorities on last Sunday at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore where he has been held for the last 17 years & will be executed on April 1.
Sarabjit Singh was sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in the bomb blasts in Lahore & Multan that killed about 14 people. His family denies he was a spy as claimed by Pakistan & insists he accidentally strayed into Pakistani territory.
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