The Supreme Court (SC) today said of repatriation of injured Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay does not arise as he has not completed his jail term. The Supreme Court also sought an explanation from the Centre, Jammu and Kashmir Government as to why adequate steps were not taken to prevent the assault on Sanaullah. “The respondents shall explain as to why adequate steps were not taken in advance to avoid the physical assault on May 3 on prisoner Sanaullah, lodged in Kot Balwal Jail in Jammu,” an apex court bench headed by Justice RM Lodha said, while issuing notices to the Central and the state governments. The apex court also sought details about the action taken against the erring jail officials, besides asking the Centre and the state government to ensure that such incidents do not recur. During the hearing, the bench, also comprising Justice Kurian Joseph, expressed its anguish over the incident inside the Jammu jail, saying, “This is a very serious matter”. Sanaullah Rajan is a Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail who was thrashed by inmates in the wake of Sarabjit Singh”s death on April 26. (ANI)
