Extremely anguished by Sarabjit's death: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said he was "extremely anguished" by the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore hospital following a brutal attack on him in a high-security jail. "We are extremely anguished by the death" of the Indian prisoner, Khurshid told reporters when asked to react to the death of Singh.
"We are going to issue a statement in Parliament. The Prime Minister has expressed his anguish over the incident. It is a terrible psychological and emotional setback for us. We deeply regret his death. We are extremely angry," said Khurshid.
Sarabjit died of cardiac arrest in a Pakistani hospital in the wee hours on Thursday after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by fellow inmates in a high- security jail.
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