Attari: The Indian family Sarabjit Singh sentenced to death, fighting for life in Pakistan, returned to India Wednesday, saying they were not satisfied with the way they are being treated and had remained in the dark about his condition.
From Sarabjit sister Dalbir Kaur, wife Sukhpreet and daughters Poonam Swapandeep and crossed the international border gates at Attari-Wagah at 11.30am They were immediately escorted by security agents Newsroom Border Security Force (BSF) in Attari, 30 km from Amritsar.
They had gone to Pakistan on Sunday to meet Sarabjit, who has been admitted to the Jinnah hospital in Lahore in critical condition after being brutally assaulted by fellow prisoners last week in Kot Lakhpat jail in the city.
The family said they were not only satisfied with the way he was being treated Sarabjit in Pakistan, but also the way that they were not informed about their condition.
"We are not being given adequate information about their health by doctors. Seem to be hiding something from us," Dalbir Kaur sister of Sarabjit was quoted as saying to his lawyer Awais Shiekh.
Dalbir Kaur has also said that she was heading to New Delhi on Wednesday night to try to meet UPA President Sonia Gandhi. She will seek government intervention to bring Sarabjit to India for treatment or send a team of Indian doctors to go and try to save his life.
The family had gone to Pakistan on a visa 15 days of emergency. However, opted to return the same third day as it is kept in the dark about his condition.
Sarabjit, 49, suffered serious head injuries a sudden and unprovoked assault four to five prisoners with bricks and plates Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore April 26. He has been in intensive care since the fan.
He has been on death row in Pakistan since 1990 after being convicted by the courts Pakistani bombings in Lahore and Multan that left 14 dead.
Sarabjit's family says he is innocent, and was arrested when he crossed into Pakistan while intoxicated.
Pakistan police, however, said that Sarabjit Singh, known as Manjit Singh, was involved in the terrorist attacks.
From Sarabjit sister Dalbir Kaur, wife Sukhpreet and daughters Poonam Swapandeep and crossed the international border gates at Attari-Wagah at 11.30am They were immediately escorted by security agents Newsroom Border Security Force (BSF) in Attari, 30 km from Amritsar.
They had gone to Pakistan on Sunday to meet Sarabjit, who has been admitted to the Jinnah hospital in Lahore in critical condition after being brutally assaulted by fellow prisoners last week in Kot Lakhpat jail in the city.
The family said they were not only satisfied with the way he was being treated Sarabjit in Pakistan, but also the way that they were not informed about their condition.
"We are not being given adequate information about their health by doctors. Seem to be hiding something from us," Dalbir Kaur sister of Sarabjit was quoted as saying to his lawyer Awais Shiekh.
Dalbir Kaur has also said that she was heading to New Delhi on Wednesday night to try to meet UPA President Sonia Gandhi. She will seek government intervention to bring Sarabjit to India for treatment or send a team of Indian doctors to go and try to save his life.
The family had gone to Pakistan on a visa 15 days of emergency. However, opted to return the same third day as it is kept in the dark about his condition.
Sarabjit, 49, suffered serious head injuries a sudden and unprovoked assault four to five prisoners with bricks and plates Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore April 26. He has been in intensive care since the fan.
He has been on death row in Pakistan since 1990 after being convicted by the courts Pakistani bombings in Lahore and Multan that left 14 dead.
Sarabjit's family says he is innocent, and was arrested when he crossed into Pakistan while intoxicated.
Pakistan police, however, said that Sarabjit Singh, known as Manjit Singh, was involved in the terrorist attacks.