Home coming after 30 years: Surjeet released, India waits for Sarabjit now
Posted by Pushpendra Singh Rajput at 9:47 am 0 Comment Print
New Delhi:
The 30-year-long wait for Surjeet Singh’s family ended on Thursday after Pakistan released him today from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore.
Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh, who has served a life term following his arrest on charges of spying in the 1980s, will now cross over from Wagah border shortly.
According to reports, Pak policemen are escorting Singh to the Wagah land border crossing, where he will be handed over to Indian authorities.
Surjeet Singh has been in Pakistani captivity for over 30 years. He was captured near the border with India on charges of spying during the era of military ruler Zia-ul-Haq.
Singh was given the death sentence under the Pakistan Army Act in 1985. The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1989 by then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
via Home coming after 30 years: Surjeet released, India waits for Sarabjit now – www.daily.bhaskar.com.
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