Lok Sabha Question No. 1694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Death of Indian Prisoner in Lahore Jail
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, RAJ KUMAR SAINI, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1694

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## DEATH OF INDIAN PRISONER IN LAHORE JAIL

1694. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI RAJKUMAR SAINI: SHRI KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)     the details of Indians who died in prisons abroad during each of the last three years and the current year particularly in Pakistan;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  up  with  Pakistan  the  matter  of  the mysterious death of Kripal Singh in Lahore Jail and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)      whether  the  mortal  remains  of  all  those  who  have  died  in  foreign  jails  have been brought back to the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  autopsies  of  dead  bodies  are  conducted  by  the  respective Governments and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  autopsy  report  of  Kripal  Singh  sent  by  Pakistan  and  the autopsy report by Indian doctors?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) to (e) As per the information available in our Missions/Posts abroad, 49 Indians died in prisons in various countries during the last three years and the current year. This includes 13 Indians who died in Pakistani jails during this period. Country-wise details  as  well  as  information  about  the  repatriation  of  their  mortal  remains  are indicated in Annexure.

The Government has taken up the matter of the death of late Shri Kirpal Singh with  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Government  of  Pakistan,  requesting  that  a thorough investigation be undertaken in order to ascertain the reasons for his death and  that  the  investigation  report  be  shared  with  Indian  authorities.  We  have  also reiterated to the Government of Pakistan that it is their responsibility to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails.

The Pakistani Government had conveyed that Shri Kirpal Singh had died of a heart  attack.  The  report  of  the  autopsy  of  late  Shri  Kirpal  Singh,  conducted  in Pakistan on 19 April 2016, has not been shared by the Pakistani authorities with the Government of India. A second post-mortem was undertaken by a Medical Board set up by the State Government of Punjab in Amritsar later the same day, as soon as the body of Shri Kirpal Singh reached India.

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## Annexure

|   S. No. | Country/ Mission   | Name                        | Personal Particulars                                                                                 | Date/ Year and Place of Death               | Cause of Death and whether Post-mortem Done/Not Done                                                                                                                                         | Details on Mortal remains                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Afghanistan/ Kabul | Tham Bahadur                | Emergency Certificate No. 297655, S/O Late Gan Bahadur r/o Garhi Cantt., Dehradun, D.O.B. 02.05.1956 | October, 2015 Kabul Jail                    | Illness Yes, the autopsy was conducted in Afghan Govt. Hospital, Kabul                                                                                                                       | His mortal remains were sent to Delhi by Embassy of India, Kabul by providing Consular as well as financial assistance through ICWF and were received by his daughter on 04.11.2015                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        2 | Bangladesh/ Dhaka  | Alan Marak                  | Information not available                                                                            | 2013 Information not available              | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the Govt. of Bangladesh                                                                                                              | Buried in Bangladesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        3 | Bangladesh/ Dhaka  | Abdul Hakim                 | Information not available                                                                            | 2014 Information not available              | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the Govt. of Bangladesh                                                                                                              | Buried in Bangladesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        4 | Bangladesh/ Dhaka  | Manoj Singh                 | Information not available                                                                            | 2014 Information not available              | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the Govt. of Bangladesh                                                                                                              | Body sent to India.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        5 | Bangladesh/ Dhaka  | Mushtak Ahmed Sheikh        | Information not available                                                                            | 2015 Information not available              | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the Govt. of Bangladesh                                                                                                              | Buried in Bangladesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        6 | Bangladesh/ Dhaka  | Nizam                       | Information not available                                                                            | 2015 Information not available              | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the Govt. of Bangladesh                                                                                                              | Buried in Bangladesh.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        7 | Bangladesh/ Dhaka  | Vijay Kumar Chand Lal Bajaj | Information not available                                                                            | 2016 Information not available              | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the Govt. of Bangladesh                                                                                                              | Body sent to India                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        8 | Bahrain            | Bairabhu Elanchezian        | Information not available                                                                            | 13.05.2014 Bahrain                          | Suicide by hanging himself in Jail Yes, Autopsy was conducted by the local authorities.                                                                                                      | Transported to his town in Trichy on 01.06.2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        9 | Bhutan/ Thimphu    | Dawa Rai                    | R/o-Jaigaon, West Bengal                                                                             | 22.09.2015 Chamgang Prison, Thimpu (Bhutan) | Information not available Due to lack of technical knowhow and equipment Bhutan does not carry out autopsy. Forensic specialists issue Post Mortem report, which is accepted internationally | Late Dawa Rai had no notified relatives in India as well as in Bhutan. Hence after mandatory waiting period of 7 days for claim of the dead body was buried in accordance with religious rites on September 30, 2015. The burial ceremony was conducted under supervision of Col. Ninda Wangdi, Dy. Chief of Police, Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) in presence of two |

|    |                         |                             |                                                                          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                             | officials of Embassy of India, Thimphu.                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|----|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 | China/ Hong Kong        | Harmanpreet                 | Information not available                                                | 03.07.2014 Hong Kong                                       | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted                                                                                                                                                        | Mortal remains were transported back to India by air on 13.07.2014.                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11 | China/ Hong Kong        | Gurjit Singh                | Information not available                                                | 03.01.2015 Hong Kong                                       | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted                                                                                                                                                        | The mortal remains were taken over by his wife and children who were the residents of Hong Kong.                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12 | France/ Paris           | Ravinder Masih              | Information not available                                                | 2015 French Prison                                         | Information not available Yes autopsy was conducted                                                                                                                                                         | His mortal remains were sent back to India by the Mission under ICWF provisions.                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 13 | Greece/ Athens          | Devbrat Kumar Srivastava    | Information not available                                                | 15.04.2016 Athens                                          | Pulmonary edema/ cardiac arrest Yes, Autopsy was conducted                                                                                                                                                  | Arrangements to transport mortal remains of deceased have been made, family of the deceased has been informed for necessary affidavit as per Greek law and mortal remains of Shri Devbrat Kumar Srivastava were sent back to India on 27.04.2016 |
| 14 | Indonesia/ Jakarta      | Abdul Khader Jailani        | Information not available                                                | 14.04.2016 Information not available                       | Natural Death No, since it was a natural death due to heart attack.                                                                                                                                         | No, as per the advice of the family the burial had been arranged in Indonesia.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15 | Myanmar                 | Yan Kho Linn                | S/O Mr. Ngan Than, r/o Ramnobon, PS Moreh, Dist Chandel, Manipur (India) | 09.10.2014 Kalay Hospital                                  | Information not available The Myanmar Government has informed that the autopsy has been conducted on the mortal remains of the prisoner. However, the authorities did not share any autopsy reports so far. | As requested by the family members of the deceased, the body has been buried in Kalay, Myanmar by the jail authority.                                                                                                                            |
| 16 | New Zealand/ Wellington | Rajwinder Singh             | Information not available                                                | February 2013 Information not available                    | Hanging. Autopsies of dead bodies are conducted in New Zealand                                                                                                                                              | Mortal remains dispatched to India.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17 | Nepal/ Birganj          | Sarafulah Miyan             | S/O Shri jalil Miyan                                                     | May, 2015 Jail in the area of jurisdiction of CGI, Birganj | Cancer. Yes, an autopsy was conducted by local authorities in the incident mentioned.                                                                                                                       | As India and Nepal share an open border, relatives of prisoners freely come and claim the mortal remains                                                                                                                                         |
| 18 | Malaysia/ Kuala Lumpur  | Maideengani Thameemnis- har | Passport No. H0188471                                                    | 22.06.2013 Kajang Prison, Malaysia                         | Information not available Yes                                                                                                                                                                               | Sent back to India                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19 | Malaysia/ Kuala Lumpur  | Malik Ismathbatcha          | Passport No. H2200541                                                    | 05.09.2014 Sungai Udang Prision,                           | Information not available Yes                                                                                                                                                                               | Buried in Malaysia after obtaining consent of his wife, Mrs. Najim Nisha.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20 | Pakistan                | Chambail Singh              | Information not available                                                | Malaysia 15.01.2013 Lahore Jail                            | According to media reports, death due to                                                                                                                                                                    | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

|    |          |                     |                                    |                                     | beating in Lahore Jail Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                        |
|----|----------|---------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21 | Pakistan | Sarabjit Singh      | Information not available          | 02.05.2013 Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore | Attack by inmates in Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                             | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 22 | Pakistan | Dadu Bhai           | S/o Naran Bhai (Fisherman)         | 03.07.2013 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 23 | Pakistan | Bhikha Bhai         | S/O Lakha Bhai (Fisherman)         | 19.12.2013 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 24 | Pakistan | Kishore             | Fisherman                          | 04.02.2014 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 25 | Pakistan | Arvind              | S/O Durlabh Bhai (Fisherman)       | 02.05.2014 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 26 | Pakistan | Bala                | S/O Naranbhai Shinghad (Fisherman) | 25.07.2014 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 27 | Pakistan | Jania @Chania       | S/O Lahno (Fisherman)              | 04.11.2014 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 28 | Pakistan | Dooliya Devyat Bhai | S/O Bachu Bhai                     | 10.12.2014 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 29 | Pakistan | Vagga Chauhan       | S/O Bijal Chauhan (Fisherman)      | 22.12.2015 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 30 | Pakistan | Abu Bakar Nohri     | S/O Amila Nohri                    | 30.11.2015 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | He was buried in Pakistan as per Islamic rules and traditions and in accordance with the wishes of his family members. |
| 31 | Pakistan | Ratandas Makwana    | S/O Mohandas (Fisherman)           | 12.02.2016 Died in Karachi Jail     | Information not available Yes, Autopsy was conducted by Govt. of Pakistan                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |
| 32 | Pakistan | Kirpal Singh        | S/O Das Singh (Prisoner)           | 11.04.2016 Died in Lahore Jail      | Information not available The autopsy report of Late Kirpal Singh, which was done on 19 April, 2016 has not been shared by Pakistan with the Government of India. A second port-mortem was done on April 19, 2016, by a Medical Board set up by the State | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                |

|    |                      |                            |                                                                                                  |                                        | Government of Punjab in Amritsar.       |                                                  |
|----|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 33 | Qatar/ Doha          | Noorjahan Shaikh           | AP                                                                                               | 2015 Deportation Centre                | Hanging Yes, Autopsy was conducted      | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |
| 34 | Qatar/ Doha          | Laxmi Pulindi              | AP                                                                                               | 2015 Deportation Centre                | Hanging Yes, Autopsy was conducted      | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |
| 35 | Qatar/ Doha          | Satpal Sohan Lal           | Punjab                                                                                           | 2015 Deportation Centre                | Fire Yes, Autopsy was conducted         | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |
| 36 | Qatar/ Doha          | Thulaseedharan             | Kerala                                                                                           | 2016 Central Prison                    | Heart Attack Yes, Autopsy was conducted | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia/ Jeddah | Mohammad Zeenat Khan       | Information not available                                                                        | 05.08.2015 Deportation Centre Jeddah   | Information not available               | Buried in Jeddah with the consent of his family. |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Kadhar Gani Mohamed Salibu | Passport No.- X470056, Vellavettanvid uthi village, Perungalur post, Pudukkottai dit, Tamil Nadu | 26.03.2013 Shumaisy Deportation Centre | Natural Death/Autopsy Not Done          | Mortal remains have been buried.                 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Periyaswamy Perumal        | Passport No.- X386895, No.78, North st, Kurumpur, Perambalur tk, Tamil Nadu                      | 07.04.2013 Dammam Deportation Centre   | Natural Death/Autopsy not Done          | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Sudhakaran Anthor Valappil | Passport No.- E288911, Anthorvalappi l house, Othalur PO, Palakkad Dist, Kerala                  | 29.04.2013 Dammam Deportation Centre   | Natural Death/Autopsy not Done          | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Kasiyar Aliyar             | Passport No.- F3642273, Poolangal, Vill North street, Paralachi via, Virudhnagar, Tamil Nadu.    | 14.04.2013 Malaz Jail                  | Natural Death/Autopsy not Done          | Mortal remains have been buried.                 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Mohammed Muntzir           | Passport No.- E4346064, R/O Vill Thitki, PO Sampla, Khatri, Saharanpur Dist, UP                  | 19.11.2013 Malaz Jail Centre           | Natural Death/Autopsy done              | Mortal remains have been buried.                 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Saidalavi Pullattuparambil | Passport No.- J5711156, Pullattuparam bil house, Mannencode PO Prabhapuram,                      | 24.02.2014 Malaz Jail                  | Natural Death/Autopsy not Done          | Mortal remains have been sent to India.          |

|    |                      |                        | Palakkad, Kerala                                                                                         |                                         |                                                                               |                                                                                                                                               |
|----|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 44 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Shafeeq Kalathingal    | Passport No.- X0552274, Kalathingal house, PO Vazhikadavu, Nilmbur, Malappuram, Kerala                   | 22.08.2015 Malaz Jail                   | Natural Death/Autopsy Done                                                    | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                                       |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Rajendra Kumar         | Passport No.- X0556008, Rajiv Nagar, PO Derwala, Jhujhnu, Rajasthan                                      | 03.03.2016 Shumaisy Deportation Centre  | Natural Death/Autopsy not done                                                | Mortal remains have been sent to India.                                                                                                       |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Santosh Kumar Vinubhai | Passport No.- M0361944, No.04, Santan niwas, Manickpur, Chulna road, Vasi road west palghar, Maharastra. | 04.03.2016 Al Hasa Jail                 | Natural Death/Autopsy not done                                                | Mortal remains pending for dispatch                                                                                                           |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia/ Riyadh | Kanakaraj              | Information not available                                                                                | 17.04.2016 Shumaisy Deportation Centre  | Natural Death/ Not yet registered with mission                                | Information not available                                                                                                                     |
| 48 | Thailand/ Bangkok    | Rohit Sharma           | Information not available                                                                                | 06.07.2013 Samutprakan Prison, Thailand | Information not available The autopsy was carried out by the Thai authorities | Yes. The mortal remains of Rohit Sharma were sent back to India. The cost of transfer of mortal remains was met from ICWF                     |
| 49 | UAE/ Abu Dhabi       | Unknown                | Information not available                                                                                | 30.04.2014 Aveer Jai, Dubai             | Suicide Yes, Autopsy was conducted                                            | Mortal remains were repatriated to India on 08.05.2014 by Air India flight Al-998 (Sharjah-Kozhikode) Accompanied by Mr Nazir Cheriya Veettil |

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