Pakistani underworld don, who killed India's Sarabjit Singh in jail, was allegedly assassinated by two unknown men in Lahore on Sunday. According to a India Today report, Amir Sarfraz, one of Pakistan's wanted underworld dons, was gunned down in what appeared to be a targeted attack.
A case was filed against Amir Sarfraz and others for attacking Sarabjit Singh in jail. However, Sarfraz and one other accused was acquitted by a Pakistani court in 2018, citing "lack of evidence" against them.
Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Punjab, was arrested by Pakistani authorities on charges of espionage in 1990, a claim vehemently refuted by his family and Indian authorities. After spending 23 years in a Pakistani jail, Sarabjit Singh died in May 2013 at a Lahore hospital following a cardiac arrest.
Sarabjit Singh was kept in the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore for 23 years, before he was attacked by inmates, including Amir Sarfraz, a few days after the death of 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.
Throughout his 23-year incarceration, his elder sister Dalbir Singh, who regarded him more as a son than a brother, dedicated herself tirelessly to the singular goal of securing his release.