Pakistan's Justice System Has Killed at Least Five Indians

New Delhi: A military court in Pakistan has sentenced Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to death for alleged involvement in "spying" and "subversive activities". Jadhav was arrested reportedly from Balochistan after he entered from Iran in March 2016. He was accused by Pakistan of being a "R&AW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent” and planning "subversive activities" in the country. India has acknowledged Jadhav as a retired Indian Navy officer, but denied that he was in any way connected to the government.

At least five Indians before Kulbhushan Jadhav were arrested by Pakistan on charges of spying and died awaiting justice in Pakistani jails. Here’s a look:

Sarabjit Singh from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district died in 2013 after spending 22 years in different Pakistani prisons. His mercy petitions were rejected by then Pakistani president Perzev Musharraf. He was accused of bomb attacks in Pakistan’s Punjab in 1990 which claimed over 10 lives. India, however, maintains Singh, a farmer, strayed into Pakistan while drunk.

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Kirpal Singh from Punjab’s Gurdaspur died last year in Pakistan after languishing in a Lahore jail for nearly 25 years on charges of spying. He was arrested when he crossed over through the Wagah border in 1992 and was sentenced to death in a bomb blasts case. He was acquitted, but his sentence could not be commuted and the reason was never clear.

Chamel Singh was allegedly tortured to death in a Pakistani jail four years ago. He, too, was accused of spying for India. His family, however, said he went missing from his fields in Jammu in 2008.

Kishore Bhagwan’s death in a Karachi jail in 2014 remains a mystery. The fisherman was arrested by Pakistani authorities along with several others.

In February 2013, he reportedly managed to escape, but was re-arrested a little less than a year later.

Zakir Mumtaz was arrested in 2011 for allegedly crossing the border illegally. He died in a Lahore jail reportedly due to heart failure.