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Another Pakistani prisoner dies in Indian jail

62-year-old Mohammad Azam was serving his sentence at Ferozepur Jail as he had been charged by Indian authorities with crossing the border illegally. The cause of his death could not be independently confirmed.

By Web Desk
March 08, 2019

NEW DELHI: Weeks  after Shakirullah's brutal murder in Jaipur prison, another Pakistani citizen Mohammad Azam has died  in Indian custody, local media,  citing diplomatic sources, reported on Thursday. 

As per details, 62-year-old Mohammad Azam was  serving his sentence at Ferozepur Jail as he had been charged by Indian authorities with crossing the border illegally. The cause of his death could not be independently confirmed.

His sentence had concluded in 2016, following which he was transferred to Amritsar Jail. He was not  repatriated to Pakistan despite the conclusion of his sentence.  

On Feb 25 of this year, he had been shifted to Amritsar's Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, where he breathed his last.

Azam becomes the second Pakistani prisoner to die in India following the death of Shakirullah, who was beaten to death by a group of inmates at the Jaipur Central Jail on Feb 20.