Men involved in Sarabjit's murder assaulted in jail

October 05, 2013 16:38

Two Pakistani death row prisoners -- accused of involvement in the murder of Indian national Sarabjit Singh -- were assaulted by wardens of Kot Lakhpat Jail, official sources said today.

The prisoners -- Amer Tamba and Mudassar -- misbehaved with a warden during a search of their cell on Thursday. The warden called in more personnel and thrashed them, the sources said.

Following the incident, both men and some other death row prisoners went on hunger strike for a day.

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