Dharamsala, May 5 (ANI): In the wake of recent brutal assault and death of Sarabjit Singh, kin of Indian prisoner of war in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday hoped for the safety of their relative reportedly languishing in a Pakistan jail. Sarabjit Singh”s tragic ordeal has shaken the family of missing Indian Army Captain K.C Sharma living in the hilly town of Dharamsala.
The family that is still hoping the return of the 42-year-old soldier, who went missing since the 1971 war with Pakistan, is now believed to be in a Pakistani prison. “I pray to god and I am living in this hope that my brother returns home safely,” said Retired Lieutenant Colonel, J.C Sharma, brother of missing trooper, K.C Sharma. Meanwhile, the death of Sarabjit Singh has caused nationwide furore and is likely to impact the fragile peace process between India and Pakistan.. Singh, who was convicted of spying and bomb blasts in Pakistan, was hospitalized last week after two inmates attacked him in jail in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. Later, he succumbed to his injuries at Jinnah hospital in the city.
However, the government of India and his family maintain he was an innocent farmer. Meanwhile, a Pakistani prisoner was badly beaten in Jammu and Kashmir”s Kot Bhalwal jail on May 3 in an apparent retaliation for the fatal attack on Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan. . Sanaullah is being treated for severe head injuries in the intensive care ward of a speciality hospital in Chandigarh. Despite the recent strains, India and Pakistan”s relations have improved after nose-diving in 2008 when gunmen killed 166 people in Mumbai in a three-day rampage by a Pakistani militant group. Last year, India hanged Pakistani citizen Ajmal Kasab, who took part in that attack. (ANI)