Sarabjit Singh

Who was Sarabjit Singh?

Sarabjit Singh was an Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court. He was tried and convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a series of bomb attacks in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 bystanders in 1990. Sarabjit claimed he was a farmer who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border, three months after the bombings. According to unconfirmed Indian sources, Singh had been a spy for the Indian Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency and had been working undercover in Pakistan.

After a brief trial in the Lahore High Court, he was condemned and sentenced to death in 1991, but the sentence was repeatedly postponed by the Government of Pakistan.

While in prison in April 2013, he was attacked by fellow inmates and died six days later at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. A biographical film on him is being produced by Indian filmmaker Subhash Ghai.