Back in 'heaven' in a casket

May 03, 2013 11:23

Sarabjit Singh had once told his lawyer Awais Sheikh, "I shall consider I have reached jannat (heaven) when I set foot in Bhikhiwind again, dead or alive.'This evening, he made it in a casket, more than 22 years after he had last left his native village. His body was driven the 40km from Amritsar after it arrived in an aircraft from Lahore. Read more

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