Another Indian prisoner dies in Pakistani jail

Zakir Mumtaz was arrested in 2011 for allegedly crossing the border illegally.


Web Desk June 27, 2013
PHOTO: AFP/FILE

LAHORE: An Indian prison died from a suspected cardiac attack in Lahore on Thursday, officials told Press Trust of India.

Zakir Mumtaz was taken to Jinnah Hospital for medical treatment on Wednesday after he fell ill.

The 50 year-old prisoner died from a suspected heart attack a day later, officials told Press Trust of India.

A resident of an Amritsar village, Mumtaz was arrested for an alleged illegal border crossover on August 3, 2011.

He was imprisoned in the Sheikhupura jail before being sent to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.

The exact cause of death has still not been ascertained and would be confirmed after an autopsy.

Last month, an Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh succumbed to his injuries after suffering torture at the hands of the prison inmates in Central Kot Lakhpat jail.

He was taken to Jinnah hospital, where he died after slipping into a coma.

The Pakistani government had maintained that he was an Indian spy, but Sarabjit’s family said he was a farmer who accidentally crossed the border into Pakistan while drunk.

Another Indian prisoner Chamel Singh had died in Central Jail in April, amidst rumours that he was tortured. The Punjab prisons department, however, claimed that the rumours were part of a malicious propaganda and that the prisoner had only suffered a stroke.

COMMENTS (29)

Mohit Gupta | 10 years ago | Reply

@romm:

Did you ask his family if they want him to be buried in Pakistan and not India. Why do you have such a narrow minded approach that Pakistan is a land of pure for Indian Muslims. You forefather migrated? And the reason ? Mr Jinnah wanted him to, because he thought Hindu/Muslims couldn't do live each other. But he forgot to take all Muslims into Pakistan and sen all Hindus to India and made a big mess which was unnecessary.

Muslims are more safe in India than any other country. Sunni, Shia, Ahmedi don't fight here in India. Indian Muslims are well known all over the world for constructive work.

One of the richest Indian is Muslim. The only oscar winner Indian musician is muslim. Vice president is Muslim. Chief Justice is Muslim. Intelligence bureu chief is muslim. Foreign Minister is Muslim. Home minister of state is muslim. Bollywood is ruled by Muslims..four captain of cricket teams have been muslims... so many people in all walk of life and you say muslims are second class people in India. ?

BRAVO !

Mohit Gupta | 10 years ago | Reply

@TightPatloon:

Now we have to learn from Pakistan how to treat Indian Muslims? as if in Pakistan muslims are treated well. I can see not a single action is taken when Pakistani Muslims are killed in drone attacks..by US..

And when an Indian muslim SRK is just interrogated at US airport whole India rallied behind him and US apologize. This is called power.

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