The Quran is among 27 belongings of deceased Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, which will be sent back to Pakistan along with his body.

A senior official of Prison department said, "Twenty-seven items belonging to Sanaullah have been sent to Chandigarh through a special messenger." The items include a Jai Nimaz (prayer rug), besides daily use items like his slippers, comb, brush and clothes, the officer said. These items are being handed over to officials of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), he said.

Sanaullah, who went into a coma after being badly beaten up by a fellow inmate in Kot Balwal jail here last week, died this morning at PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research) hospital in Chandigarh.