Sarabjit Singh | Lakhpat Jail Sarabjit Singh| Sarabjit Singh Cremation| Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore| Sarabjit Singh 2013
Sarabjit Singh| Sarabjit Singh Cremation| Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore| Sarabjit Singh 2013 BIKHIWIND (AMRITSAR) Draped in the tricolour, the body of Sarabjit Singh has reached the cremation ground. Thousands of people are present at the venue to pay their final respects. A large number of people, including women, started arriving here for the cremation of 49-year-old Sarabjit who succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Lahore on Thursday following a brutal attack in Kot Lakhpat Jail where he was lodged since 1990. Union minister of state for external affairs Preneet Kaur, an MP from Patiala, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his deputy Sukhbir Badal and a number of leaders are expected to attend the last rites of Sarabjit. The government has announced a state funeral and also a three-day mourning as a mark of respect to Sarabjit, besides financial aid and government jobs for his family. The village with a population of around 11,000 and located about 36 kms from Amritsa...