Police charge two with Sarabjit’s murder: officials

LAHORE: Police have charged two prisoners with the murder of Sarabjit Singh jailed for espionage, officials said Thursday.

Sarabjit Singh, who was sentenced 16 years ago over deadly bombings, died in the early hours of Thursday from injuries suffered in an attack on April 26.

"We have added a murder clause to the police complaint," Tariq Mehmood, a police official at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat police station, told.

The two suspects were taken into custody immediately after last week's attack.

Police say Singh was hit with bricks and other blunt objects by two inmates, who have been identified only by single names Aamir and Mudasir.

The motive has been unclear, but police say an initial investigation pointed to an exchange of "hot words" with Singh.

Singh's lawyer Owais Sheikh said his client had received threats.