Pakistani prisoner found dead in Indian jail
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SRINAGAR: Officials at a jail in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir say a Pakistani prisoner has committed suicide.
Jail superintendent Harish Kotwal says Showkat Ali used a scarf to hang himself from the iron bars of a toilet window at the jail in Jammu city.
His body was found early Saturday.
Ali was arrested in 2011 after he crossed into Indian territory. Top prison official K. Rajendra says an inquiry has been ordered into Ali's death.
The Himalayan region of Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, with both countries claiming it in its entirety.
The two countries share a porous border, and scores of Indian and Pakistani prisoners are languishing in each other's jails after being caught without the proper papers.
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Feb 22, 2014 02:28pm
I am sure autopsy of the body returned to Pakistan will be performed and claim of suicide will be confirmed.
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Feb 22, 2014 03:01pm
This is a wake up call for all those who worked for sending the Indian spy Sarjeet Singh back. What an embarrassment that whould have been for Ansar Burney who went dead silent after Singh's confession.
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