Eleven years ago, Indian national Sarabjit Singh was brutally murdered in a Pakistani jail on the orders of the ISI. In 2013, Singh was attacked within the jail by Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, a close associate of Hafiz Saeed, who strangled and beat Singh to death with a polythene bag.
The case has come back into focus because the very terrorist who tortured and killed Sarabjit, Hafiz Saeed's right-hand man, Amir Sarfaraz Tamba has been shot dead by 'unknown attackers' in Pakistan. Tamba was at home when the assault took place; two assailants arrived on a bike, and upon opening the door, Tamba was showered with bullets. He received three shots and was pronounced dead.
Reports suggest Tamba's residence was in the densely populated area of Sant Nagar in Lahore. The attackers arrived on a motorcycle, rapidly firing at Tamba and fled the scene. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition where he was declared dead. Marks from bullets were found on his chest and legs.
What Tamba's brother told the police
Junaid Sarfaraz, the brother of Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, informed the police, 'I was at our home in Sant Nagar, Lahore, with my elder brother on Sunday. I was on the ground floor while my brother was upstairs. At around 12:40 PM, the main gate opened. Two unknown motorcyclists entered, one wearing a helmet and the other with a masked face. They rushed upstairs upon entering the house.'
Tamba was rewarded for killing Sarabjit
Junaid continued, 'The attackers reached the upper floor and fired three shots at Tamba before fleeing. When I reached upstairs, my brother was lying there, drenched in blood.' It's known that Amir Sarfaraz Tamba was honored after the murder of Sarabjit Singh and was called 'Lahore's real Don.'
Source: aajtak
Sarabjit accidentally crossed into Pakistan
Sarabjit Singh, a farmer from Bhikhiwind village in Tarn Taran district located along the India-Pakistan border, inadvertently crossed into Pakistani territory on August 30, 1990. He was arrested by the Pakistani army at 26 years old. In a letter, Singh claimed innocence and recounted how he was severely beaten upon capture: 'On the night of August 28, 1990, I strayed across the border in a drunken state and could not even see who was assaulting me. I was chained and blindfolded.'
Sarabjit was fed poisoned food
While imprisoned in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Sarabjit wrote in a letter sent to India, 'For the past two or three months, I have been served food with something mixed in it. My body is deteriorating, I am enduring immense pain in my left hand, and my right leg is weakening. The food seems poisoned; it is neither consumable nor digestible.'
Sarabjit's final days were troubled
Sarabjit penned his letter when the pain became unbearable, yet the jail officers' treatment remained worse than butchers'. He expressed fears of being slowly poisoned and agonizingly waiting for release from solitary confinement had become impossible.
The special protege of Hafiz
This murder raises suspicions of a premeditated conspiracy by the ISI, as Tamba was the killer of Sarabjit and had knowledge of numerous ISI secrets. After Sarabjit's murder, Tamba's influence in Lahore grew significantly, always accompanied by bodyguards. ISI provided security for him, yet he was slain by unidentified attackers. Tamba was notably close to Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed, resulting in sheer panic among top-ranking militants post this assassination.
