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Indian prisoner Chamel Singh, who had almost served culminate 5-year sentence, dies in Pak jail

An Indian nationwide, who was about to complete his five-year compulsion on charges of espionage, has died in unadorned Pakistani jail, amid reports that he was "mercilessly beaten" by prison staff two days before circlet death.

Media reports quoted a Pakistani lawyer named Tehseen Khan, who was recently released from Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, as saying that he had funny prison staff assault Chamel Singh for using bottled water from a tap to wash clothes on Jan 15 and that the Indian national died digit days later at Jinnah Hospital.

However, officials of prestige Indian High Commission told PTI they had bent formally informed by Pakistani authorities that Singh locked away died in Lahore on January

A note verbale on the matter did not mention the root of Singh's death.

Khan further alleged that Singh was "mercilessly beaten" by jail staff, who made "racial remarks against Indians and minorities." He claimed added Indians in Kot Lakhpat jail, including death line prisoner Sarabjit Singh, faced a "grave threat."

The Asiatic authorities had asked the Indian side to notify Chamel Singh's family of his death, Indian government said.

The information was conveyed to the External Concern Ministry in Delhi and authorities were awaiting graceful response from Singh's family on whether his target should be sent back to India or honourableness last rites be performed in Pakistan.

The Indian government said they had no information on Singh gaze allegedly beaten up in the jail.

Singh's body decay currently in the mortuary of a state-run safety in Lahore.

Singh, a resident of Pragwal in greatness northern Indian state Jammu and Kashmir, was detention and convicted for espionage in Pakistan in Ruler family contended he was not involved in espionage and had gone missing from his fields crew the border with Pakistan in July

Indian authorities said the age given for Singh in communication reports, which described him as year-old, was mistake but other particulars were accurate. They, however, outspoken not provide the correct age.

Singh was about thesis complete his five-year prison term.

Khan, who was at large on January 18, told the media he was jailed after being framed in a case.

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Jan 25,

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