Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured all possible help to relatives of Kirpal Singh, who died in a Pakistani jail, to bring back his mortal remains. MHA officials said the Minister has also assured the family members of seeking a probe into the mysterious death of Singh, an accused of spying by Pakistan.
Kirpal Singh’s sister Jagir Kaur was accompanied by Dalbir Kaur, sister of another Indian, Sarabjit Singh who had also died in a Pakistani jail in May 2013. Sources said Jagir Kaur sought a probe into the death of 50-year-old Kirpal, who was languishing in a lahore jail for nearly 25 years on spying charges. Pakistan has said Kirpal had died following a heart attack in a jail in lahore on April 11.
Kirpal had allegedly crossed over to Pakistan through Wagah border in 1992 and was arrested. He was sentenced to death in a serial bomb blasts case in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Kirpal, who hailed from Gurdaspur, was reportedly acquitted of charges related to bomb blasts by the lahore High Court but his death sentence could not be commuted due to unknown reasons.