India to hand over Pakistani prisoner Shakirullah’s dead body Saturday

NEW DELHI: India will hand over Pakistani prisoner, who was stoned to death in the Indian jail, to Pakistani authorities on Saturday.

Shakirullah was killed following a tiff with other inmates at Rajasthan’s Jaipur Central Jail on February 20.

Sources said Shakirullah’s dead body will be handed over to Pakistani authorities at Wagah border on Saturday.

Pakistani inmate Shakirullah was in Indian jail since 2001.

Earlier on Friday, Pakistan handed over Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman to Indian authorities at Wagah border.

Pakistan Rangers officials handed over Abhinandan to Indian authorities in the presence of officials of Indian High Commission to Pakistan at Wagah.

Captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was been shifted to Wahgah Border amid strict security arrangements.

Abhinandan was arrested when his military jet MIG-21 crashed in Azad Jammu & Kashmir after being shot down by Pakistan Air Force for violating Pakistani airspace on February 27, 2019.