Web Desk: A Pakistani prisoner at an Indian jail was stoned to death, reports said in the Indian media.
According to reports, the Pakistani inmate identified as Shakirullah was being held at the Jaipur Central Jail in Rajasthan. The Pakistani prisoner was stoned to death by other inmates at the prison.
The Rajasthan inspector general of police in-charge of prisons confirmed that Shakirlullah had been murdered.
A FIR has been registered against the inmates involved in the murder of the ShakirUllah.
The murder of the Pakistani inmates comes after India has leveled baseless allegations against Pakistan of being involved in the Pulwama attack in occupied Kashmir.
The already sour relations between India and Pakistan have worsened over the past week as New Delhi piled blame on Islamabad for the Pulwama attack. Pakistan’s leadership has strongly refuted the allegations.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal has said Pakistan is gravely concerned at media reports regarding the brutal killing of a Pakistani Prisoner Shakir Ullah in Jaipur Jail of India.
In a statement, he said Shakir Ullah was beaten to death by a group of Indian inmates in retaliation of the Pulwama incident.
The Spokesperson said Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has officially raised the issue with the Indian authorities requesting them to urgently authenticate the report and awaits a response.
He said, meanwhile, we call upon the Indian Government to fulfill its obligations and ensure provision of foolproof security to all Pakistani inmates and prisoners in Indian Jails and Pakistani visitors to India.
