Sarabjit Singh's 3rd death anniversary, here is all you need to know about this farmer who was convicted in Pakistan for the crime he didn't commit:
Sarabjit Singh's village, Bhikhiwind, is located along the Indo-Pakistani border in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab
As per his family and friends, Sarabjit used to work as a farmer on other people's fields. He liked wrestling and taking care of pigeons
Singh was caught on an unmarked Indo-Pakistani border area and was arrested by the Pakistan Rangers near Kasur
The arrest has reportedly been called a case of mistaken identity and that the poor farmer who was drunk had strayed over the border
For a period of nine months, Sarabjit's sister and family couldn't find any clue of his whereabouts until after a year they received a letter from him informing them about his conviction
The letter also stated that he was being convicted as Manjit Singh since he had no identification proof and was given death penalty
He was initially arrested for illegally crossing over the border; but 8 days later, he was charged for the Lahore blasts
In the year 1991, Singh was given the death sentence under Pakistan's Army Act
In 2012, then President Asif Ali Zardari signed a document commuting Singh's death sentence to life in prison which generally lasts for 14 years and Singh had already spent 22 years in jail
After his conviction in 1991, several mercy petitions were filed by Singh's lawyers. The fifth petition contained 100,000 signatures collected from India. None of the mercy petitions were granted
Singh was attacked on April 26, 2013 in the Central Jail Lahore (Kot Lakhpat jail), by other prisoners, with bricks, sharp metal sheets, iron rods and blades
With severe head injuries and broken backbone, Singh died on May 2, 2013, six days after the attack.
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