Scant consolation, but my apologies: Omar to Sanaullah's family

May 09, 2013 12:13

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister offered sincere apologies to the family of Pakistan prisoner Sanaullah, who died in a hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday morning, days after being assaulted in Jammu''s Kot Bhalwal Jail.

"Although it's scant consolation, I'd like to offer a sincere apology to the family of Sanaullah Haq & my sympathies for their loss," Abdullah tweeted.

"While the inquiry will fix responsibility for any dereliction of duty, the fact that this is happening at all is a matter of great regret," he said

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