Sarabjit Singh's situation had long been a thorn in Indian-Pakistani relations, and Indian children prayed for his recovery on Monday.


An Indian man convicted of spying by a court in Pakistan has died after being attacked last week by fellow inmates, medical officials and his lawyer said.

Sarabjit Singh, was attacked with bricks by prisoners in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail on Friday.

He fell into a coma and died at 01:00 on Thursday morning (20:00 Wednesday GMT) in Lahore's Jinnah hospital.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh's office said the perpetrators should be brought to justice for the 'barbaric' attack.
Singh was sentenced to death for spying and his role in bomb attacks that killed 14 people in Pakistan in 1990.

His family, who had only just returned to India after visiting him in hospital, always insisted Singh was innocent and had strayed into Pakistan by mistake when he was arrested.

But mercy petitions were rejected by Pakistani courts and former President Pervez Musharraf.

India had appealed for Singh, 49, to be released or transferred to India over concerns about his treatment following his attack. He had sustained several serious injuries, including a fractured skull.

In a tweet, Manmohan Singh's office wrote: 'Particularly regrettable that the Govt of Pakistan did not heed the pleas.... to take a huma.